Nepotian, Usurper

CNG 94, Lot: 1103. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nepotian. Usurper, AD 350. Æ (23mm, 4.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / epotian on horseback right, spearing enemy to right; star above, shield and broken spear below; RS. RIC VIII 200. Near VF, brown and green patina, some roughness. Rare.

From the Ronald J. Hansen Collection. Ex White Mountain Collection (Triton XIII, 5 January 2010), lot 1527.