Very Rare Half Siliqua

CNG 93, Lot: 1275. Estimate $500. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Valentinian II. AD 375-392. AR Half Siliqua (12mm, 1.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 378-383. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; [RP](?). Cf. RIC IX 36b; cf. RSC 42†. VF, iridescent tone, deposits on reverse. Very rare.