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ID: |
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145-160 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Licinia Eudoxia |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 439-490
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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 439-440 |
| Weight: |
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4.38 g |
| Obverse Legend: |
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AEL EVDO_XIA AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Diademed and draped bust right with hand of god holding wreath over her head |
| Reverse Legend: |
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VOT XXX_MVLT XXXX Θ |
| Reverse Description: |
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Constantinopolis enthroned to left, holding cross on globe and sceptre; shield to left: star in right field |
| Exergue: |
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CONOB |
| Mint Mark: |
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CONOB/ Θ |
| Mint: |
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Constantinople |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC 0264 |
| Reference2: |
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MIRB 29 |
| Reference3: |
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Depeyrot p. 254, 81/5 |
| Reference4: |
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Grierson-Mays, Late Roman Coins 457 var. (officina ª); Hunter -; Ratto -, cf. 176 (reverse); Leu 25, 23 April 1980, #460 (same dies) |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Numismatik Lanz |
| Source: |
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http://www.lanz.com |
| Price Sold For: |
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6000 USD |
| Date Sold: |
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01/05/2009 |
| Notes: |
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Lanz Auction 145, Lot 160
Exceptionally rare. Extremely fine.
On the problem of how to distinguish Eudocia the elder from Eudoxia the younger, see A.A. Boyce, Eudoxia, Eudocia, Eudoxia: Dated Solidi of the Fifth Century, ANSMN 6 (1954), pp. 131-142.
Estimate: 8000 USD |
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