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Item number: 3928702501[Image] EF Unpublished [Image] You are signed in [Image][Image] Bidding has ended for this item [Image][Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image][Image][Image] [Image][Image] Starting bid: US $399.00 [Image] [Image]Seller information ‹ Ended: Sep-09-04 16:50:28 PDT victoram[Image] ( 495[Feedback score is 100 to 499])[Image][Member is a PowerSeller] Start time: Sep-02-04 16:50:28 PDT [Image][about me][Image] History: 0 bids Feedback Score: 495 [Image]Positive Feedback: 98.8% [Buy It Now] Price: US $500.00 Member since Aug-20-98 in United States [Image] Read feedback comments [Image] View seller's other items Item location: New York Visit this seller's eBay Store! United States [Member has an eBay Store] Mithras Ancient Art by Victoram [Image] Ships to: Worldwide [Image] PayPal Buyer Protection Shipping costs: US $5.00 - Standard Flat Rate Shipping Service[Image][Image][Image] [PayPal Buyer Protection Offered] [Image] Free coverage up to $500. See eligibility [Shipping and payment details][ ]Shipping and payment details [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image]Financing available [Image] è [Image] [Image] [Image] Only $17 per month [Image] if you use PayPal Buyer Credit. Subject to credit approval. US residents only. See repayment details. See details | Apply now [Image] [Image] [Image]Description [Image](revised) [Image] [Image] [Image]a Avitus A.D. 433-456 [Image] [Image] Avitus, A.D. 433-456 12mm Obverse Reverse D N AVITVS P F AVG Laureate head right. VICTORIA AVGGG. Victory standing left, holding wreath, palm branch, EF for the type. Extremely Rare Possibly Unpublished Avitus Eparchius Avitus, Roman Emperor in the west (455 - 456). Made Magister militum (or Master of Soldiers) by the emperor Petronius Maximus, Avitus was sent on a diplomatic mission to his old student, Theodoric II[?] king of the Visigoths, and was at Theodoric's court in Toulouse when Gaiseric invaded Rome, bringing Petronius Maximus's rule to a sudden end. Theodoric seized the opportunity and urged Avitus to assume the imperial throne, and with the acclamation of a gathering of Gallo-Roman senators, allowed himself to be persuaded. On July 9, 455, he was proclaimed emperor by the soldiers, and reached Rome that [Image] September. [Image] The Italian populace never fully accepted his rule, so when his campaign against the Vandals failed in 456, and they pressed their blockade against Rome, his position became tenuous. Famine in Rome forced him to disband his Gothic bodyguard. But they needed to be paid, and he did not improve his standing with the Roman citizenry when he melted down a number of bronze statues to pay their outstanding wages. Ricimer and Majorian exploited this discontent by starting a general revolt. Avitus fled to safety in Arles. A plea for help to Theodoric went unanswered, as the Gothic king was away in Spain campaigning against the Suevians. Avitus raised the best force he could and returned to Italy. He was defeated near Placentia[?], modern day Piacenza, and captured. His life was spared, and was allowed to become bishop of Placentia on October 17 or 18, 456; however, he still feared for his life and attempted to escape to safety in Gaul. He died on the way, by some accounts murdered. Contact Contact us if you have any questions. We will be happy to answer them in a timely manner: victoram@nyc.rr.com View My Other Auctions Shipping Information Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. Insured Shipping for items up to $150.00 is $3.50 within US, up to $400.00 is $5.00. All above $400.00 is $10.00. Shipping anywhere outside the US via Registered Insured Mail is 10.00. I accept Personal Checks and money orders, and PayPal. For international orders, Western Union Money Orders Powered By Bidpay is preferred. After auction end, you will be contacted via email. 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