A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Roman Imperial Coinage, Ælius (Cæsar), Dupondius, Rome, 136-8, bust right, l aelivs caesar, rev. tr pot cos ii, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt, s c in field, 12.61g (RIC Hadrian 1067; BMC 1931; C 57; Sear 3993). Nearly extremely fine, olive green patina with dusty patches £200-260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 144