LOT 4223
Pseudo-Imperial, Odovacar (Odoacer) AV Solidus. AD 476-489. Rome mint. In the name of Zeno.
D N ZENO PERP F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman and fallen enemy motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Γ, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, COMOB in exergue. RIC X 3654; Depeyrot 91/1; Lacam pl. 57, 70 (same obv. die); NAC 93, 1096 (hammer: 8,500 CHF); CNG MB 72, 2213; Roma XXIII, 1152 (same obv. die). Good Extremely Fine. Extremely rare.(4.40gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 606.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
In RIC X, Kent argues that the Rome solidi struck at the behest of Odovacar can be divided into two series. The first series bearing the mint mark COMOB and :, R or Γ at the end of the reverse legend, and the second with •COMOB• and Γ• or Ä (see p. 216).
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LOT 4223
Pseudo-Imperial, Odovacar (Odoacer) AV Solidus.
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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Severina BI Antoninianus. AD 270-274. Ticinum mint. 5th officina.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / PROVIDEN DEOR, Fides standing to right and holding two standards, facing Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe; UXXT in exergue. RIC V.1 9; MER-RIC 1553 (temporary). 3.76gr, 22mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Sharply-struck with nice toning.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Pseudo-Imperial, Odovacar (Odoacer) AV Solidus. AD 476-489. Rome mint. In the name of Zeno.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
D N ZENO PERP F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman and fallen enemy motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Γ, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, COMOB in exergue. RIC X 3654; Depeyrot 91/1; Lacam pl. 57, 70 (same obv. die); NAC 93, 1096 (hammer: 8,500 CHF); CNG MB 72, 2213; Roma XXIII, 1152 (same obv. die). 4.40gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Extremely Fine. Extremely rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 606. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
In RIC X, Kent argues that the Rome solidi struck at the behest of Odovacar can be divided into two series. The first series bearing the mint mark COMOB and :, R or Γ at the end of the reverse legend, and the second with •COMOB• and Γ• or Ä (see p. 216). -
Maximinus II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 309-313. Heraclea mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius standing facing, wearing modius on head to left and with chlamys around shoulders, holding cornucopia and patera from which liquid flows; •HTB• in exergue. RIC VI 36. 5.39gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
