Very Rare Eugenius Light Miliarensis

CNG 99, Lot: 750. Estimate $15000.

Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Light Miliarensis (22mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. D N EVGENI IVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Eugenius, laureate and in military attire, standing facing, head left, holding labarum in right hand and shield set on ground in left; TRPS. RIC IX 104; RSC 2†a; Gnecchi pl. 36, 13; Cohen 2; DOC –; Hunter –; Triton XVII, 806 (same dies). EF, toned, small cleaning mark on neck, reverse struck with worn die. Very rare.

Although Gnecchi illustrated this type in his corpus with an example from his own collection, he referenced the coin in his text to a similar type, also from Trier, but with the reverse legend VIRTVS EXERCITVS (see his number 2 in the catalog with the correct Cohen cross-reference). Gnecchi did include the GLORIA ROMANORVM type (number 1 in the catalog), but this coin is for the Milan mint, and nowhere in his catalog does he include the Trier mint version. Furthermore, an example of the VIRTVS EXERCITM type does not appear in his accompanying plates.

Current Status

CNG 99, Lot: 750.
Closing Date And Time: May 13, 2015 at 2:10:00 PM ET.
Current Date And Time: May 02, 2024 at 1:22:39 AM ET.
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