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                        Lot: 487

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Galla Placidia, mother of Valentinian III. 
                        Summer AD 425. AV solidus (4.41 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Galla Placidia (mother of Valentinian 
                        III). Gold solidus (4.41 gm). Aquileia, summer AD 425. D 
                        N GALLA PLACIDIA P F AVG, draped bust right, wearing 
                        pearl diadem, Chi-Rho on shoulder; Hand of God above, 
                        holding crown / VOT XX MVLT XXX, Victory standing left, 
                        holding long cross, A-Q on either side in field, COMOB 
                        in exergue. RIC 1808 (R3), pl. 47 (same obverse die). DO 
                        825. Cohen 13 (150 Fr.). Extremely rare. Good extremely 
                        fine 

                        Ex Leu 77, 11-12 May 2000, lot 757. 

                        In contrast to the preceding lot, this solidus was 
                        struck on the occasion of Placidia's restoration in the 
                        west. Placidia and her son, Valentinian III, are known 
                        to have been in Aquileia from May to early August AD 
                        425, before proceeding to Rome where Valentinian was 
                        proclaimed Augustus. The solidi of Aquileia are thus the 
                        first of the new reign. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 8,500 




...Sold for $7,250 USD [ approx 5510 EUR, 3842.5 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).