Julian II. As Caesar, AD 355-360. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 9th officina. Good VF.CNG Feature Auction 127 Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 3 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Julian II. As Caesar, AD 355-360. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 9th officina. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing, holding spear, and Constantinopolis seated left, holding scepter and resting foot on prow, supporting between them a shield inscribed with an eight-rayed star; SMANΘ. RIC VIII 166 var. (unlisted officina); Depeyrot 10/2 var. (same); Biaggi –. Richly toned with some luster, light cleaning scratches, trace deposits. Good VF. The first known in this officina from an already very rare issue; extremely rare thus. No examples cited in Depeyrot’s corpus for this officina and none in CoinArchives. |