| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 32 | Auction date: 7 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 2524 Price realized: 800 CHF (Approx. 912 USD / 863 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Odovacar, king, 476-493. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.41 g, 6 h), struck in the name of Zeno (476-491), Ravenna. D N ZENO PER P F AVG Helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of Zeno facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding spear over his shoulder in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing fallen foe, on his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG / CONOB R Victory standing front, head to left, holding long jeweled cross in her right hand; in field to right, star. RIC -, cf. 3634 (with RV instead of R). Roma XXIX (2023), 602 (same reverse die). An apparently unpublished issue from Ravenna. Struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise, extremely fine. The barbarian Odovacar hailed from the middle Danube region, and is most famous for deposing the child-emperor, Romulus Augustus, thus ending Roman rule in the west. Upon the deposition of Rome' last emperor Odovacar set himself up as king of Italy, paying lip service to both Julius Nepos, a former western Roman emperor, and Zeno, the emperor of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. His reign was mostly peaceful until the later 480s, when he attempted to depose Zeno after being encouraged by Zeno's Master of Soldiers. Zeno appointed the Ostrogoth Theoderic the Great to oppose Odovacar, which he did successfully, eventually murdering the Italian king at a banquet in 493. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 32 | Auction date: 7 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 2520 Price realized: 950 CHF (Approx. 1,083 USD / 1,025 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Odovacar, king, 476-493. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.41 g, 6 h), struck in the name of Zeno (476-491), Rome. D N ZENO PER P F AVς Helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of Zeno facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding spear over his shoulder in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing fallen foe, on his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG Γ / COMOB Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; in field to right, small star. RIC 3654. Very rare. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die, otherwise, very fine. The barbarian Odovacar hailed from the middle Danube region, and is most famous for deposing the child-emperor, Romulus Augustus, thus ending Roman rule in the west. Upon the deposition of Rome' last emperor Odovacar set himself up as king of Italy, paying lip service to both Julius Nepos, a former western Roman emperor, and Zeno, the emperor of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. His reign was mostly peaceful until the later 480s, when he attempted to depose Zeno after being encouraged by Zeno's Master of Soldiers. Zeno appointed the Ostrogoth Theoderic the Great to oppose Odovacar, which he did successfully, eventually murdering the Italian king at a banquet in 493. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 32 | Auction date: 7 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 2521 Price realized: 1,300 CHF (Approx. 1,482 USD / 1,403 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Odovacar, king, 476-493. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.37 g, 6 h), struck in the name of Zeno (476-491), Rome. D N ZENO PER P F AVG Helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of Zeno facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding spear over his shoulder in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing fallen foe, on his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG R / COMOB Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; in field to right, small star. RIC 3653. Extremely rare, one of a few known examples. Bump on the edge, otherwise, good very fine. The barbarian Odovacar hailed from the middle Danube region, and is most famous for deposing the child-emperor, Romulus Augustus, thus ending Roman rule in the west. Upon the deposition of Rome' last emperor Odovacar set himself up as king of Italy, paying lip service to both Julius Nepos, a former western Roman emperor, and Zeno, the emperor of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. His reign was mostly peaceful until the later 480s, when he attempted to depose Zeno after being encouraged by Zeno's Master of Soldiers. Zeno appointed the Ostrogoth Theoderic the Great to oppose Odovacar, which he did successfully, eventually murdering the Italian king at a banquet in 493. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 32 | Auction date: 7 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 2522 Price realized: 888 CHF (Approx. 1,012 USD / 958 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Odovacar, king, 476-493. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.30 g, 6 h), struck in the name of Zeno (476-491), Rome. D N ZENO PER P F AVC Helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of Zeno facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding spear over his shoulder in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing fallen foe, on his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG: / COMOB Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; in field to right, small star. RIC 3651. Very rare. Minor flan faults, otherwise, good very fine. The barbarian Odovacar hailed from the middle Danube region, and is most famous for deposing the child-emperor, Romulus Augustus, thus ending Roman rule in the west. Upon the deposition of Rome' last emperor Odovacar set himself up as king of Italy, paying lip service to both Julius Nepos, a former western Roman emperor, and Zeno, the emperor of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. His reign was mostly peaceful until the later 480s, when he attempted to depose Zeno after being encouraged by Zeno's Master of Soldiers. Zeno appointed the Ostrogoth Theoderic the Great to oppose Odovacar, which he did successfully, eventually murdering the Italian king at a banquet in 493. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 32 | Auction date: 7 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 2523 Price realized: 650 CHF (Approx. 741 USD / 701 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Odovacar (?), king, 476-493. Solidus (Gold, 19 mm, 4.39 g, 6 h), struck in the name of Zeno (476-491), possibly Rome. D N ZENO PER P F AVG Helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of Zeno facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding spear over his shoulder in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing fallen foe, on his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG A / CONOB Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; in field to right, star. Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 332 (2014), 391 = Lanz 162 (2016), 453 (same dies, but misdescribed as an official issue). Roma XXVII (2023), 812 (same dies). RIC -. Very rare. Somewhat rough and with a few minor scuffs, otherwise, about extremely fine. This interesting issue is either an official issue of Odovacar from Rome or a different, western imitation of an solidus of Zeno. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 32 | Auction date: 7 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 3125 Price realized: 1,203 CHF (Approx. 1,371 USD / 1,298 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Uncertain king, circa 439-455. Solidus (Gold, 21 mm, 4.41 g, 6 h), imitating Valentinian III (425-455), uncertain mint in Gaul. D N PLA VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG Pearl-and-rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valentinian III to right; above, diadem. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG / R - V / COMOB Valentinian III standing facing in military attire, holding long cross in his right hand and Victory on globe in his left and placing his right foot on human-headed serpent. Depeyrot, Solidi gaulois, Group A, 7. RIC 3715. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
