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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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912
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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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Estimate €20,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
Licinius I (308–324). Aureus ND (313–314), Serdica.
Obverse: LICINIVS – AVGVSTVS. Laureate head facing right.
Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG / N / SER. Jupiter standing on the left, holding a victoriola in his right hand, which crowns him, and a spear in his left hand; an eagle, holding a crown in its beak, at his feet.
Calicó 5126a = this specimen! – RIC.3 – Depeyrot 11/2 – Alföldi 243; Gold – 5.15 g – 19.5 mm – 12 h
From the collection of Raffaele Garucci, Jacob Hirsch Auction XXXIV, 5 May 1914, lot 1553, then the collection of Virgil M. Brand, Sotheby’s auction, 9 September 1983, lot 453; CNG 24 auction, 9 December 1992, lot 476, then Rauch 85, 26 November 2009, lot 931; Roma XX, 29 October 2020, lot 686; and finally NGSA 13, 15 November 2021, lot 96. This is the specimen featured in *Le Calicó*.
Well-centred and in high relief, with this portrait of the Emperor occupying the entire field on the obverse! Minimal scuffing and hairline scratches on the obverse. Very rare. 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, EU buyers will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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