Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1753. Estimate $4000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $9000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES. 6th century AD. AV Tremissis (1.35 g, 10h). Imitating a Constantinople mint tremissis of Justin II. IIIUΛIVC ΛOT(ΛV ligate)oIIIIII/ooooo ooooC, diademed and draped bust left; drapery of chevron pattern, central pellet above, annulet flanked by pendentives at base / Λ(C horizontal)o(ΛV ligate)o Vo (C horizontal)(ΛV ligate)^I(O with pellet)IVo, Victory advancing left on ground line ending in annulet on either side, holding wreath in outstretched and draped right hand and long cross in outstretched left; Chi-Rho to left; OΛoIo. Tomasini -; cf. P. Berghaus, “Runensolidi in numismatischer Sicht,” in Anglo-friesische Runensolidi im Lichte des Neufundes von Schweindorf (Ostfriesland), 21-24 (for type); cf. Boutin 1102 (for bust type); MEC 1 - . Good VF, minute traces of deposits. Apparently unique.