Description
Quietus (260 – 261 AD). AR Antoninianus, Samosata mint. IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ROMAE AETERNAE; Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and spear, star to left; two pellets in ex.
Quietus, BI Antoninianus, Antioch; Roma seated
140,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AR22 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,64 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | MIR 1739n; RIC 9 |
| Commentary: | rare; minor green deposits, legible elgends |
Historical Context
Quietus and his brother, Macrianus, became usurper empeperors only because their father who was in charge of the usurpation was not able to assume the purple because of a leg deformation.
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