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ID:
RIC_X_2008_Rom_var
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Valentinian III
Date Ruled:
AD 424-455
Metal:
Gold
Denomination:
Semissis
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 425-426
Weight:
2.19 g
Obverse Legend:
D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Obverse Description:
Rosette-diademed and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:
VICTORI_A_AVGVSTORVM
Reverse Description:
Victory seated right on cuirass, facing her a small winged genius; between them they support on a small short column and her left knee, a shield inscribed with a Chi-Rho, to which she points.
Exergue:
COMOB
Mint Mark:
COMOB/ R in left field/ M in right field
Mint:
Rome
Primary Reference:
RIC X 2008 var
Reference2:
Depeyrot 41/2
Photograph Credit:
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG
Source:
http://www.kuenker.com
Price Sold For:
750 Euro
Date Sold:
26/9/2011
Notes:
(1) I have listed this coin as a variant of 2008 because it has a V5 (unbroken) obverse inscription rather than the RIC prescribed V4 with the I_N break. It is possible that RIC is in error, or that this coin is an unlisted varriety. (2) Auction 193: Lot No. 1049
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