152: Rome. Romulus Augustus, 475-476 AD. Gold Solidus - eBay (item 320247626130 end time May-26-08 12:48:18 PDT) Back to My eBayCatalog:The Pre Long Beach Sale - World Sale eBay Live Auctions:Coins > World Coins > Live Auction Seller eBay:Coins & Paper Money > Coins: Ancient > Roman: Imperial 152: Rome. Romulus Augustus, 475-476 AD. Gold SolidusItem number: 320247626130 Bidder or seller of this item? Sign in for your status Bidding has ended for this item This item has been added to My eBay for Guests. As a guest, you can: Track up to 10 items on this computer in My eBay Receive an email reminder for this item a few hours before it ends View larger picture Closed at:US $155,000.00 Estimate:US $40,000.00 - US $45,000.00 History:33 bids Lot number:152 (View all lots) Auction Date:May-26-08 10:00:00 PDT Auction Currency:US $ (U.S. dollar) Currency Calculator High Bid:Live Auction Floor Bidder Item location:Beverly Hills, CA 0% APR until 2009 with new eBay MasterCard You can also: Email to a friend Meet the seller Seller:i-lgoldbergcoinsandcollectibles( 2237) Feedback:99.4 % Positive Member:since May-09-01 in United States See detailed feedback Ask seller a question Add to Favorite Sellers View seller's other items Buy safely 1. Check the seller's reputation Score: 2237 | 99.4% Positive See detailed feedback 2. Check how you're protected If paying with a credit card, see your card issuer's terms Description (revised) Prev LotNext Lot Hover thumbnail to view large image below. Click thumbnail to view full image in new window. Rome. Romulus Augustus, 475-476 AD. Gold Solidus (4.47 g), Rome mint. Diademed, helmeted bust three-quarters frontal and holding spear, with elaborate cuirass, and shield decorated with rider over fallen enemy; D N ROMVLVS A - VGVSTVS P F AVG. Reverse: Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; VICTORI - A AVGGG:, COIIOB below; R M in field. RIC 3404; Lacam 9; C. 3. Nicely centered and solidly struck, with a few trivial dirt encrustations remaining. Extremely rare. Certainly among the finest known. NGC graded About Uncirculated. The last emperor of the West. While one of his names, "Augustulus," recollects the first real emperor of Rome, it is a fitting close, five hundred years later, to this long chapter of Western Civilization. Are we today suffering the same pitfalls that beset Rome; are we learning from these testaments and the times which produced them? Estimated Value $40,000 - 45,000. Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 57. Our item number 115801 Notices This item is an "eBay Live Auction". This means that each item will not close at a specific time like a regular ebay auction. Because this is a live auction the lot will be opened in a format like a real auction house floor. Bids can be placed real-time during the auction via ebayliveauctions.com and icollector.com. Please note, bidders may place bids before the auction up to 1 hour prior to the start of the auction. This is the recommended method of bidding if you have a slow internet connection or do not have the experience bidding in a "live" sale. Due to the speed of the auction, we highy recommend a DSL or cable connection . Once the auction has started, only live bids are accepted. Please do not call to place bids during the auction as they will not be accepted. The "Auction date and time" displayed by ebay has been known to be wrong. Please check our auction information page for actual start times on ebayliveauctions.com. These start times pertain to when the auction opens, not the individual lot. We typically run approximately 150 items per hour, so you can estimate from that when your item may be displayed. We will not be held responsible for ebay down time or internet problems. If ebay goes down, we will try our best to wait a sufficient amount of time for it to come back up. In the event that we cannot require ebay, all ebay bids during that downtime will not be honoured. There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot. Images & text re-used by permission, courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA