NEPOTIAN. 350 AD. Æ Centenionalis (4.03 gm). Rome mint. FL POP NEPOT-IANVS 
      P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Nepotian right / GLORIA 
      ROMANORVM, Nepotian on horseback right, spearing enemy; beneath, shield 
      and broken spear; star in field; RE. RIC VIII 200; LRBC 643. Good VF, 
      light encrustation. Artistic portrait. ($10,000) Flavius Julius Popilius 
      Nepotianus Constantinus was a nephew of Constantine the Great. Following 
      the death of Constans in 350 AD, Nepotian seized power in Rome. After a 
      turbulent reign of only 28 days, Nepotian fell into the hands of 
      Magnentius. soldiers and was executed. During his short reign, Nepotian 
      struck a small issue of solidi and centenionales, and all of his coins are 
      exceedingly rare today.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2181.
 
 Lot sold for $7200, plus buyers fees.

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