Gemini III, January 9th, 2007



                  Lot # 480 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$4000 / Price 
                  Realized: US$5000 
                  Jovian. Gold solidus 



             



            Jovian. (363-364 AD). Gold solidus (4.41 gm). Antioch. D N IOVIAN – 
            VS P F P AVG, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from front, wearing 
            pearl diadem / SECORITAS (sic) REI PVBLICAE, Roma seated facing and 
            Constantinopolis seated left, holding between them shield inscribed 
            VOT / V / MVL / X; Roma is helmeted and also holds scepter, 
            Constantinople is turreted, places right foot on prow, and also 
            holds scepter; in exergue ANTÄ. Depeyrot 18/2 (p. 279). Cohen 15 
            (100 Fr.). Reverse legend variant of RIC 224 (R3), officina Ä=4. 
            Extremely fine. 

            The variant SECORITAS for SECVRITAS, though not mentioned in RIC, 
            seems to occur too often to be a mere error. For example, officina 
            Ã, Henzen List, May 2001, 1020; officina Ä, our coin and Depeyrot; 
            officina S, Sternberg, May 1984, 548, Cohen 15, and Depeyrot; 
            officina Z, Munzen und Medaillen AG, December 1957, 621; officina I, 
            Cohen 15. 




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  ... Lot 480 sold for high bid of $5000 [ $5750, or approx 4444.75 EUR, 2932.5 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


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