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                        Lot: 486

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Galla Placidia, mother of Valentinian III. 
                        AD 421-422. AV solidus (4.31 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Galla Placidia (mother of Valentinian 
                        III). Gold solidus (4.31 gm). Ravenna, AD 421-422. D N 
                        GALLA PLACIDIA P F AVG, draped bust right, wearing pearl 
                        diadem, Chi-Rho on shoulder, Hand of God above, holding 
                        crown / SALVS REI PVBLIVAE, Victory seated right on 
                        cuirass, inscribing Chi-Rho on shield resting on her 
                        knee, R-V on either side in field, COMOB in exergue. RIC 
                        1333 (R4). DO 817. Cohen 3 (150 Fr.). Rare. Virtually 
                        mint state 

                        This solidus was probably struck during the brief reign 
                        of Placidia's second husband, Constantius III, who was 
                        named coemperor by Honorius, but not recognized by 
                        Theodosius II in the east. Production may have continued 
                        after Constantius' death, when Placidia remained an 
                        honored Augusta at the court of Honorius until she 
                        quarrelled with him and fled to Constantinople. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 7,500 




...Sold for $7,000 USD [ approx 5320 EUR, 3710 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).