AURELIAN RIC TEMP 3013 SOLD

OBVERSE: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
REVERSE: ORIENS AVG
BUST TYPE: B4 = Radiate, cuirassed (lorica squamata) bust right, seen from back
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//BC
MINT: CYZICUS
WEIGHT: 4,97 g
RIC TEMP: 3013 (prof. Estiot cites only 1 ex. on RIC V ONLINE - THIS ONE!)

Note: rare and desirable cuirassed bust type right seen from BACK instead of front as usual. This type of bust is generally rare at Serdica but at Cyzicus it is exceedingly rare. 

Provenance: ex Philippe Gysen collection

Unicum which portays the type in RIC V online!

Collection : 01 Aurelian