|
Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Siliqua (16.5mm, 1.76 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe right and reversed spear; TRPS. RIC IX 106d; RSC 14†a. Toned with some golden hues and light iridescence, slight weakness. EF.
From the Meander Collection. Ex Spink 214 (26 September 2012), lot 438; 21 March 2010 Gussage All Saints Hoard (PAS ID DOR-A1CCB1).
The coinage of Eugenius marks a return to individualistic portraiture not seen since the reign of Julian II 30 years before. Like Julian, Eugenius appears on his coins with a long beard. Although nominally a Christian, Eugenius wore his beard in honor of the great philosophers of the past. This was taken as a visible sign of sympathy by the Pagan aristocracy of Rome, which had seen its position fade to that of a persecuted minority under the zealous Catholic Theodosius I, emperor of the East. To bolster support in Rome, Eugenius made overtures to followers of the old religion, who responded enthusiastically. Unfortunately for them, this provided exactly the casus belli sought by Theodosius, who invaded Italy and suppressed the rebel regime.
The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 129 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2025. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 13 May at 2 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
|
