Gemini III, January 9th, 2007 Lot # 444 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$500 / Price Realized: US$950 Magnia Urbica, wife of Carinus. Silvered antoninianus Magnia Urbica, wife of Carinus. (). Silvered antoninianus (3.41 gm). Ticinum, 283 AD. MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, bust right on crescent wearing stephane and richly embroidered robe / VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding helmet and slanted scepter, shield below her left elbow, SXXIT (second officina) in exergue. RIC 347. Cohen 15 (10 Fr.). Venera Hoard 1504-1529 (26 specimens). Beautiful silvered portrait of the empress. Nearly mint state. © 2006 Gemini, LLC | Email: info@geminiauction.com ... Lot 444 sold for high bid of $950 [ $1092.5, or approx 844.5025 EUR, 557.175 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] Re-used by permission of Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com) and Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com)