Triton XVIII, Lot: 1364. Estimate $300. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Mid to Late 4th century AD. Æ (19mm, 3.99 g, 12h). Imitating Lugdunum (Lyon) mint Æ of Julian II. D И FD (retrograde C)I IVII IV(retrograde S) P (retrograde F) HVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / (retrograde S)ECV(inverted retrograde R)ITH ITH ΓΠCEI PVB, bull standing right; two stars above; [(wreath)]PLΛCD. Cf. RIC VIII 238; cf. LRBC 269 (both refs for prototype). Good VF, matte dark green patina.
From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Gorny & Mosch 104 (9 October 2000), lot 86.