Æ Double Sestertius, 9.00g (32mm, 7h).

MP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, with paludamentum / Galley with five oarsmen and steersman moving to left; LAETITIA above, AVG below, S-C across fields

Pedigree: Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 457, 4 December 2019, lot 389.

References: RIC V.2 –; Mairat 2014 (unpublished PhD thesis) 126/2; Bastien 82; Elmer –; Banti –.

Grade: Obverse well centered with a weak strike on the imperial portrait. Reverse o/c to r. with some of the legend off plan. Flat strike in center and even wear. Rare denomination. F+/VF.

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