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Lot 378

Starting price: 228 USD
Price realized: 350 USD
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Magnus Maximus. Siliqua; Magnus Maximus; 383-388 AD, Trier, Siliqua, 1.57g. RIC-83b (R), C-1 (50 Fr.). Obv: D N MAG MAX - IMVS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust r., seen from front. Rx: CONCOR - [DI]A AVGGG Constantinopolis seated facing, head r., r. foot on prow, holding scepter and cornucopia, TRPS in exergue. From the Philip Ashton Collection, purchased from Pegasi, February 2016. This CONCORDIA/Constantinopolis type is substantially rarer on siliquae of Maximus than his normal type, VIRTVS ROMANORVM/Roma, as shown by the Hoxne hoard numbers, 1053 specimens with Roma, only 15 with Constantinopolis; similarly in CoinArchives Pro, about 80 specimens with Roma, 6 with Constantinopolis. Cohen considered our Constantinopolis type to be five times more valuable (50 francs) than the Roma type (10 francs). MS
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