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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     56-488      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Jovinus Date Ruled:     A.D. 411-413 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Solidus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 411-413 Weight:     4.49 g Obverse Legend:     D N IOVIN–VS P F AVG Obverse Description:     Pearl and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse Legend:     RESTITV–TOR REIP / T - R / COMOB Reverse Description:     Emperor standing r., holding standard and Victory on globe, spurning captive with his l. foot; in field, T – R. In exergu Exergue:     COMOB Mint Mark:     T-R/COMOB Mint:     Treveri Primary Reference:     RIC X 1708 Reference2:     C 1 Reference3:     Depeyrot 59/1 Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://arsclassicacoins.com Price Sold For:     65000 Swiss Franc Date Sold:     10/8/2010 Notes:     NAC Auction 56, Lot 488 (Estimate: 60000 CHF) Extremely rare and in fine condition for this difficult issue. An insignificant edge mark at ten o’clock on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine Ex Hirsch 24, 1909, Consul Weber, 2815; M&M 93, 2003, Bally-Herzog, 305 and Helios 1, 2008, 623 sales. When the Gallic nobleman Jovinus was proclaimed emperor in Germania Secunda in 411, his timing was ideal; the luckless Honorius had only just emerged from the horrors of 407-411, during which many crises had struck the Western empire, including the sack of Rome by the Visigoths. Jovinus already had agreements with kings of the Alans and Burgundians, and he immediately set about making alliances with other barbarian leaders, including Athaulf, king of the Visigoths. All was proceeding according to plan until Jovinus courted the Gothic dissident Sarus, and hailed his own brother Sebastianus co-emperor, for both of these actions alienated Athaulf, who instead began to co-operate with Honorius. The alliance of Athaulf and Honorius was effective, and the rebels Sebastianus and Jovinus were, in turn, captured and executed.

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