| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 118 | Auction date: 8 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 2080 Price realized: 320 GBP (Approx. 405 USD / 373 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Zeno AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 476-491. D N ZENO PERP AVG, helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman and fallen enemy motif / VICTORIA AVGGG B, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 911 and 930; Depeyrot 108/1; Lacam pl. 57, 57-8 (same obv. die, uncertain mint under Theodoric); DOC 629 (same obv. die, officina A recut over Γ); Jean Elsen & Sons SA 127, 585 (same obv. die, attributed to Theodoric); Künker 204, 917 (same obv. die, officina Γ); Maison Palombo 15, 109 (same obv. die, officina I); Berk Buy or Bid 183, 42 (same obv. die, officina S); cgb.fr March 2021, 145 (same obv. die, officina S); Roma E-108, 1374 (same obv. die, officina Є); Roma E-114, 1452 (same obv. die, officina H). 4.21g, 20mm, 6h. Extremely Fine; graffiti in obv. and rev. fields. This specimen is obverse die linked to two solidi Lacam attributed to an uncertain mint under Theodoric, as well as others which have appeared in trade or are in private collections (see references). The examples in Lacam are both struck from the same dies and bear a Δ officina mark which exhibits a "spur" at the base of the letterform. Lacam interpreted this as representing a double T monogram which he attributed to Theodoric (p. 901). The numerous officina letters linked to this obverse die however suggests that Lacam's theory is incorrect. Estimate: 400 GBP |  |
