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Unattributed Germanic Imitative AV Tremissis, in the name of Marcian. AD 450-457. D N MARCIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory standing facing, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; CONOB in exergue. For Constantinopolitan prototypes cf. RIC 518-20; MIRB 13; LRC 487-8; Depeyrot 87/5. For a similar issue cf. Gorny & Mosch Auction 208, 16 October 2012, 2637. 1.46g, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Germanic imitative issues in the name of Marcian are very rare as upon becoming Emperor, he refused to continue the tribute to Atilla the Hun (AD 434–453), who had been accustomed to receiving enormous amounts from Theodosius II and Valentinian III. These tribute payments had been paid to ensure no attacks would be forthcoming from Atilla's grand alliance of Germanic tribes on the border of the Eastern Empire.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Germanic imitative issues in the name of Marcian are very rare as upon becoming Emperor, he refused to continue the tribute to Atilla the Hun (AD 434–453), who had been accustomed to receiving enormous amounts from Theodosius II and Valentinian III. These tribute payments had been paid to ensure no attacks would be forthcoming from Atilla's grand alliance of Germanic tribes on the border of the Eastern Empire.