Very rare Emilian Dacian sestertius, in Varbanov's catalog position 75-76 with almost the highest rarity R7 and valuation in condition VF at 300 EUR. Sear, in turn, in his study "Greek Imperial Coins and their Values" valued it in 1982 at 150 GBP.
On the Coinarchives, we got to 11 records of this coin.
Roman Provincial, Dacia
Aemilian 253, Sestertius 253
Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
IMP C M AEMIL AEMILIANVS AV
Reverse: Dacia standing left, holding branch and transverse scepter, eagle and lion at feet left and right, AN VIII in exergue
PROVINCIA DACIA
Weight 9,75 g.
Aemilian was a Roman emperor from the summer of 253 to October 253. He was born in the Roman, African province of Mauritania around 210. He was a brave soldier and a capable commander. He achieved many military successes and as a reward became viceroy of Moesia. As governor, he won the favor of the people and his four legions, who made him emperor in the early summer of 253. In order to legalize power, the new emperor usurper attacked the legitimate emperors Trebonianus and his son Volusianus in Italy under Interamna. However, the battle did not take place because the army killed the rightful rulers. The Senate immediately awarded Emilian all the titles. At that time, the armies of the new claimant to the throne of Valerianus entered Italy. Aemilian wanted to attack him at Spolecium, but before the battle he died at the hands of his own soldiers.
