Leu Numismatik

Auction 10  –  24 October 2021

Leu Numismatik, Auction 10

Celtic, Greek, Arabian, Roman, Byzantine and Early Medieval Coins

Su, 24.10.2021, from 3:00 PM CEST
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Description

★ Julia Domna without her husband ★

UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Late 3rd-early 4th centuries. 'Aureus' (Gold, 20 mm, 6.08 g, 1 h), 'Early Group B'. Imitating Julia Domna, 193-217. O[...] OVƆC Draped bust of Julia Domna to right. Rev. TOCSTO O[...]VICOT Uncertain figure standing front, head to left, extending his right hand and holding long spear or scepter in his left. A very unusual piece. Holed and with some scratches, otherwise, very fine.

From the Aurum Barbarorum Collection.

Classified here under the 'Early Group B' for lack of a better designation, this remarkable coin is the first known Aurum Barbarorum issue to show Julia Domna without her husband, Septimius Severus.

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Price realized 3'000 CHF
Starting price 400 CHF
Estimate 500 CHF
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