136 / 146
295
Arcadius. Gold Solidus (4.47 g,), AD 383-408. Mint of Mediolanum, A.D. 394-5. D N ARCADI-VS P
F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG, Emperor
standing right, holding a labarum and Victory on a globe, his left foot resting on a bound captive, M-D
in field, COMOB in exergue (RIC 35b; Depeyrot 16/1). Lustrous, a beautiful example. Superb Extremely
Fine.
$4,000
Ex Aurora Collection, The New York Sale XXXII, 8 January 2014, lot 63.
296
Arcadius. Gold Solidus (4.49 g,), AD 383-408. Mint of Ravenna, c. A.D. 402-6. D N ARCADI-VS P
F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG, Emperor
standing right, holding a labarum and Victory on a globe, his left foot resting on a bound captive, R-V in
field, COMOB in exergue (RIC 1286). One light mark on edge, some lustre, Extremely Fine.
$4,000
Ex Collection of a Northern Californian Gentleman
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XIV, 4 January 2011, lot 866.
Fantastic Galla Placidia Gold Solidus
297
Galla Placidia (daughter of Theodosius I, mother of Valentinian III). Gold Solidus (4.51 g,). Mint of
Ravenna, A.D. 422. D N GALLA PLA-CIDIA P F AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust facing right,
wearing earrings and a necklace, crowned by the Hand of God. Rev. SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory
seated right on a cuirass, supporting on her knee a shield inscribed with the Chi-Rho monogram, to which
she points, R-V in field, COMOB in exergue (RIC 1333; Depeyrot 13/3; C 7). Well-struck on a broad flan
with a delicate portrait, a superb example of this
extremely rare
issue. Superb Extremely Fine,
$30,000
Ex Tkalec, Zürich, 19 February 2001, lot 405
Ex Aurora Collection, The New York Sale XXXII, 8 January 2014, lot 67.
Lot 295
Lot 296