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CNG Feature Auction 118

Lot nuber 1181

Basiliscus & Marcus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina.


CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1181.
 Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 3 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Basiliscus & Marcus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield / SALVS REI PVRLICAE (sic), Basiliscus and Marcus seated facing on double throne, each nimbate, each holding mappa and globus; in field between, star above cross; H//CONOB. RIC X 1022; Depeyrot 104/1. Lustrous, small flan flaw on reverse. Near EF. Rare.

Basiliscus, a general of astounding incompetence, was the brother of the Empress Verina, formidable wife of Leo I. Upon the death of Leo in AD 474, Verina began plotting against his successor, Zeno, in favor of her lover, Patricius, but Basiliscus short-circuited her plans and seized the throne for himself. He soon showed himself as disastrous an emperor as he was a general. An attempt to shore up support by making his son Marcus co-emperor accomplished nothing, and after 20 chaotic months, Zeno returned to power in a bloodless coup. Basiliscus and his family were exiled and starved to death. The anarchy which gripped the Eastern Empire in AD 475-476 prevented it from intervening in Western affairs; consequently it went almost unnoticed when the Western Roman Empire slipped entirely under the control of the Germanic chieftain Odovacer (see next lot, 1182).

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Four – Roman Imperial Coinage Part 2 through Antiquities will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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