Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (17mm, 5.24 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck 20 November AD 303.

Triton XXIV
Lot: 1151. Estimated: $ 7 500

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 18 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (17mm, 5.24 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck 20 November AD 303. MAXIMI ANVS NOB C, laureate head right / IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG ET CAESS NN, Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left; TR. RIC VI 53; Depeyrot 10B/3; Calicó 4914 (same dies as illustration); Beaurains 329 (this coin); Adda 560; Biaggi 1859 (same dies); Jameson –; Mazzini 121 (same dies). Wonderful reddish tone. Good VF. Rare.

Ex Pierre Bastien Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 114, 6 May 2019), lot 855; Ciani & Vinchon (6 May 1955), lot 439; 1922 Arras – Beaurains Hoard.

The Beaurains Treasure or Arras Treasure is the name of an important Roman coin hoard found in Beaurains, a suburb of the city of Arras, northern France on 21 September 1922. Soon after its discovery by workmen in a clay pit much of the treasure was dispersed. Agnes Baldwin Brett, the first female curator of the American Numismatic Society (1910-1913), wrote for The Numismatic Chronicle Volume XIII, 1933, an article about this hoard titled “The Aurei and Solidi of the Arras Hoard”, in which she writes that “its final reconstruction will be for ever impossible in an exact sense. The general composition of the hoard is, however, well known.” The largest portion of the hoard can be found in the local museum in Arras and in the British Museum.

The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session Four, which begins 20 January 2021 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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