Anthemius. AD 467-472. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 468. Superb EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 934. Estimated: $ 7 500

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

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Anthemius. AD 467-472. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 468. D N ANTHE MIVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder / SALVS R EI P VBLICAE, crowned facing figures of two emperors, Leo I and Anthemius, both wearing military dress, the one to left holding spear in right hand, the one to right holding spear in left hand, both holding globus cruciger between them; * between; CORMOB. RIC X 2823; Lacam 73 (this coin illustrated; also plated on pl. CXIX); Depeyrot 61/1; Adda 759 (this coin illustrated); Biaggi 2376. Toned with some luster, a few faint scratches, trace deposits. Superb EF.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1726; Victor Adda Collection (Leu 77, 11 May 2000), lot 767; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Ars Classica VIII, 25 June 1924), lot 1590; Vicomte Alphonse Marie Louis Elzéar de Quelen Collection (Rollin and Feuardent, 14 May 1888), lot 2315.


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Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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