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REPRODUCTIONS, ROMAN EMPIRE. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Gilt Cast “AV Medallion of 5 Solidi” (31.5mm, 16.34 g, 6h). After an original electrotype of a now lost medal from the Arras Hoard, discovered in 1922 and made by Étienne Bourgey in Paris, circa 1929. AKeystone Auction 18 – The Gasvoda Collection Electrotypes & Reproductions, Gold Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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REPRODUCTIONS, ROMAN EMPIRE. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Gilt Cast “AV Medallion of 5 Solidi” (31.5mm, 16.34 g, 6h). After an original electrotype of a now lost medal from the Arras Hoard, discovered in 1922 and made by Étienne Bourgey in Paris, circa 1929. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIAVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONS E R VATORI AVG, Jupiter, holding thunderbolt and scepter, with eagle seated at feet, standing facing within ornate hexastyle temple façade. Edge stamps: E. BOURGEY, 7. R. DROUOT, PARIS, and 3. Cf. P. Bastien, Le Tresor de Beaurains (dit d’Arras), 127 (for original). Light cleaning marks. As made. |
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