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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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957
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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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Estimate €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
Libius Severus (461–465). Solidus ND (461–465), Ravenna.
Obv. D N LIBIVS SE - VERVS P F AVG. Bust wearing a diadem, draped and clad in armour, facing right.
Rev. VICTORI - A AVGGG / R - V / COMOB. The emperor standing face-on, in armour, holding a large cross and a Victory figure on a globe, his right foot on an androcephalic serpent.
Depeyrot 24/1 – Lacam 28 = this illustrated specimen! – RIC.2719; Gold – 4.31 g – 20.5 mm – 6 h
From a Glendining & Co Ltd sale, 17 June 1964, lot 254, then the Knobloch collection, Stack’s sale of 5 February 1984, lot 1549; then from the NAC 132 sale of 30 May 2022, lot 690.
NGC AU 4/5 3/5 clipped (8237525-010).
Centred strike on the obverse, only slightly faint on the chin. Reverse only slightly off-centre. The original lustre is present beneath a golden patina. Tiny die mark beneath the nose. A rare grade for this type. Superb.
* 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, European successful bidders will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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