Odovacar Ruler in the West // In the Name of Zeno

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 826. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $2800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Odovacar. King, AD 476-493. AV Tremissis (1.41 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck in the name of Zeno, circa AD 476-491. D N ZENO PERP F AV (AV ligate), pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross within wreath; COMOB. RIC X 3640 var. (obv. legend); Lacam 62 var. (same); Depeyrot 89/6 (Rome); DOCLR 671 var. (obv. legend). VF, lightly toned, a few light scratches on reverse. Very rare.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.