Galla Placidia. Augusta, AD 421-450. AV Solidus (20mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Ravenna mint. Struck under Valentinian III, AD 425-426. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 277. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Galla Placidia. Augusta, AD 421-450. AV Solidus (20mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Ravenna mint. Struck under Valentinian III, AD 425-426. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right, wearing earring and necklace, shoulder decorated with Christogram; being crowned by manus Dei above / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to upper left; R|V//COMOB. RIC X 2012; Ranieri 73; Depeyrot 13/2; Füeg, Corpus 49.15 (this coin); Lacam, Civilisation pl. CII, 2 (this coin illustrated); Biaggi 2333. Repaired, smoothed, tooled. VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Peh Family Collection (Heritage 3125, 27 August 2025), lot 30035; Gemini VIII (with Heritage, 14 April 2011), lot 501 (hammer $9,000); Lacam Collection (Dürr-Michel, 8 November 1999), lot 137 (since repaired, smoothed, and tooled); E. Bourgey (23 May 1910), lot 250 (illustrated on pl. III).


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:32:00 ET.



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