139, Lot: 344. Estimate $100. Sold for $534. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Majorian. AD 457-461. Æ 13mm (1.78 g). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; MD. RIC X 2645; LRBC 582. VF, light green patina. Rare.

Majorian came from an illustrious Italian family and was considered a possible successor to the throne after the death of Valentinian III in 455. With the deposition of Avitus in October 456, Majorian and Ricimer were the de facto rulers of the We