455, Lot: 373. Estimate $750. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gratian. AD 367-383. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.41 g, 12h). Quinquennalia issue. Antioch mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 372. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory seated right on cuirass, holding with both hands round shield inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X in four lines; Christogram to right; ANOBЄ. RIC IX 21c var. (diadem and officina); Depeyrot 38/9. Toned, a few light marks. EF. Rare.

From the J.B. Collection. Ex Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 1055.