REPRODUCTIONS, ROMAN EMPIRE. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Gilt Cast “AV Medallion of 5 Solidi” (33mm, 13.22 g, 6h). After an original electrotype of a now lost medal from the Arras Hoard, discovered in 1922 and made by Étienne Bourgey in Paris, circa 1929. As

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Lot: 1001.
Closing Date: Oct 23 2024 10:00 ET

Electrotypes & Reproductions, Gold

Estimate: $ 200

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REPRODUCTIONS, ROMAN EMPIRE. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Gilt Cast “AV Medallion of 5 Solidi” (33mm, 13.22 g, 6h). After an original electrotype of a now lost medal from the Arras Hoard, discovered in 1922 and made by Étienne Bourgey in Paris, circa 1929. DIOCLETIAVS P F AVG COS VIII, laureate bust left, wearing consular trabea and holding eagle-tipped scepter / FELICITAS TEMPORVM, togate figures standing vis-à-vis and holding pateras over lighted tripod; behind, Felicitas standing facing, holding caduceus and cornucopia; PTR. Rdge stamps: E. BOURGEY, 7. R. DROUOT, PARIS, and 32. Cf. P. Bastien, Le Tresor de Beaurains (dit d’Arras), 284 (for original). Traces of deposits. As made.


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