Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2

Lot: 462

ROMAN EMPIRE: Constantius I, as Augustus. AD 305-306. AV 
aureus (5.31 gm).

ROMAN EMPIRE. Constantius I, as Augustus (AD 305-306). 
Gold aureus (5.31 gm). Nicomedia. CONSTANTI-VS AVGVSTVS, 
laureate head right / HERCVLI-VICTORI NK, Hercules 
standing right, leaning on club and holding Apples of 
the Hesperides and lion skin, SMN in exergue. RIC 32 
(R4). Depeyrot 305 (2 recorded). Jameson 331. Nearly 
mint state 

On the reverse of this coin, the standing Hercules bears 
the portrait of Constantius I, the emperor on the 
obverse, beautifully rendered in tremendous detail. 
Estimated Value: $ 9,500 


...Sold for $10,000 USD [ approx 7600 EUR, 5300 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
    and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).