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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXIX | Auction date: 13 January 2026 |
| Lot number: 872 Price realized: 4,750 USD (Approx. 4,066 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Nepotian. Usurper, AD 350. Æ (21mm, 4.95 g, 11h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. Struck 3-30 June. FL NEP CONST ANTINVS AVG, laurel-and-rosette diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Nepotian, bareheaded, wearing military attire and paludamentum billowing behind him, on horseback galloping right, thrusting transverse spear held in right hand at an enemy kneeling left who holds raises both hands upwards; a broken spear and a shield strewn on the ground beneath the horse; RS. Cf. RIC VIII 200 (for similar issue); cf. LRBC 643 var. (same); CNG 79, 1245 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6155601-002, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5, smoothing. Very rare issue. Extremely rare with this obverse legend and bust type paired with this reverse. Only one other example recorded of the N3 obverse legend and the D5 bust type paired for the GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse type (the CNG 79 coin from the same dies). Ex Werner Collection (Heritage 61258, 20 February 2022), lot 98221 (hammer $8500); Künker 347 (22 March 2021), lot 1252. Flavius Julius Popilius Nepotianus Constantinus was a nephew of Constantine the Great. Following the death of Constans in 350 AD, Nepotian seized power in Rome. After a turbulent reign of only 28 days, Nepotian fell into the hands of Magnentius' soldiers and was executed. During his short reign, Nepotian struck a small issue of solidi and large bronzes. His coinage in both metals remains very rare. Estimate: 4000 USD |  |
