CNG 109, Lot: 757. Estimate $7500. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ROMAN IMPERIAL, Counterfeiters’ Molds. temp. Valens. AD 364-378. Lead Counterfeiter’s Mold for AR Siliqua. Dimensions: overall dimensions of each section, approximately 49x47x5mm with 54mm at point of connection. Total weight: 261.620 grams. Two lead plates designed for casting, each with impression of one side of a Trier mint siliqua of Valens (cf. RIC IX 27e2). Intact, earthen patina and traces of deposits. Extremely rare.

Ex Heritage 3021 (6 January 2013), lot 21426. Lot includes presentation case and storage box.