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15 June 2019
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Starting Price: 100 CHF
Hammer Price:  550 CHF
Lot 700

Honorius, 393-423. Solidus (Gold plated copper or bronze, 21 mm, 3.82 g, 5 h), an ancient counterfeit with an obverse of Honorius a reverse of Arcadius, uncertain, c. 403-408 or later. D N ARCADI - VS P F AVG Helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of Honorius facing, holding spear over his right shoulder and with shield, ornamented with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, over his left. Rev. NOVA SPES REIPVBLICAE S / CONOB Victory seated right on cuirass, supporting on her left knee a shield on which she inscribes XX/XXX. cf. Depeyrot 54/2 = RIC 29 (known only for Arcadius!). Good very fine.



An interesting contemporary forgery with considerable remaining gold plating.

Online bidding closes: 2 Jul 2019, 21:50:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 26 Apr 2024, 20:06:19 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:550 CHF by PhilipCy (19 bids)
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