CNG 84, Lot: 1580. Estimate $7500. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.44 g, 1h). Consular issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 435. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed bust left, wearing consular robes, and holding mappa and cruciform scepter / VOT X MVLT XX, Valentinian seated facing on throne, holding mappa and cruciform scepter; R/M//COMOB. RIC X 2034; Depeyrot 42/1. Choice EF. Rare.