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ID: |
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I-487 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Galla Placidia |
| Date Ruled: |
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A.D. 421-450
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| Metal: |
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Gold |
| Denomination: |
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Solidus |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD summer |
| Weight: |
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4.41 g |
| Obverse Legend: |
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D N GALLA PLACIDIA P F AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Draped bust right, in pearl diadem, Chi-Rho on shoulder; Hand of God above, holding crown |
| Reverse Legend: |
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VOT XX MVLT XXX / A - Q |
| Reverse Description: |
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Victory standing left, holding long cross, A-Q on either side in field, COMOB in exergue |
| Exergue: |
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COMOB |
| Mint Mark: |
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COMOB |
| Mint: |
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Aquileia |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC 1803 |
| Reference2: |
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DO 825 |
| Reference3: |
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Cohen 13 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Gemini Numismatic Auctions, LLC |
| Source: |
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http://geminiauctions.com |
| Price Sold For: |
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7250 USD |
| Date Sold: |
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1/12/2005 |
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Grade:
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gEF |
| Notes: |
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Gemini I, Lot 487
Extremely rare
Ex Leu 77, 11-12 May 2000, lot 757.
In contrast to the preceding lot, this solidus was struck on the occasion of Placidia's restoration in the west. Placidia and her son, Valentinian III, are known to have been in Aquileia from May to early August AD 425, before proceeding to Rome where Valentinian was proclaimed Augustus. The solidi of Aquileia are thus the first of the new reign. |
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