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Este vorba despre un multiplu de 5 solidi de la Constantius Gallus. Reversul piesei este exceptional...
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Constantius Gallus Caesar, 351 - 354
No.: 310
Schätzpreis - Estimate CHF 300000.-
Medallion of 5 solidi, Antioch circa 351, 20.24 g. DN CONSTANTI - VS NOB CAES Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust l. Rev. GLORIA RO - MANORVM Constantinopolis, pearl-diademed and draped, seated l. on decorated throne, holding thyrsus in l. hand and Victory on globe in r.; her l. foot on globe. In exergue, SMANT. RIC p. 517, 71A (this coin). Wealth of the Ancient World 163 (this coin). Vagi 3326.
Unique. An outstanding medallion, bearing a portrait of great strength
and a finely executed and richly detailed reverse composition. Extremely fine
Ex Leu 28, 1981, 580; Sotheby's 19.6.1990, Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, 161 and Sotheby's 8.7.1996, 185 sales. Without hesitation we may attribute this medallion to an engraver of the greatest skill, for it is an artistic masterpiece of Late Antiquity. The obverse confers a noble, godlike, status on Gallus, whereas the reverse is of monumental composition, and is enriched with detail rarely if ever equalled. If doubts had existed in the East about Gallus' qualifications to rule in place of the emperor Constantius II, who was campaigning against the rebel Magnentius in Europe, a medallion such as this might have helped assuage any fears. It no doubt was produced for his accession in 351, and was distributed alongside medallions of equal value bearing the likeness of Constantius II. >>>
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 24
Auction date: December 5th, 2002
Lot number: 310
Price realized: 550,000 CHF (approx. 373,743 U.S. Dollars as of the auction date)



