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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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909
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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
See original version (French)
Estimate €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
Constantius I Chlorus, Caesar (293–306). Aureus ND (305), Trier.
Obverse: CONSTAN – TIVS NOB C. Laureate bust facing right.
Rev. HERCVLI CONSER - AVGG ET CAESS NN / TR. Hercules standing facing the viewer, clad in the lion’s skin, head to the left, resting his right hand on a club and holding a bow in his left hand.
Calicó 4836 (same dies) – RIC.45 – Beaurains 362; Gold – 5.41 g – 17.5 mm – 6 h
Possibly from the Beaurains-lès-Arras Treasure (1922), then sold at the Beaussant Lefèvre auction on 2 July 2015, lot 15, and at the NAC auction on 18 May 2023, lot 823.
Well centred, with a slight flaw in the blank at 3 o’clock. Slight flattening on the high reliefs. Beautiful reddish-gold patina. Superb, in mint condition.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, the successful bidder from the EU must also pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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