Watch List notes:

VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Late 5th century AD or slightly later. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Imitating a Ravenna mint solidus struck in the name of Valentinian III. Uncertain mint. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; above bust, pellet-in-crescent / VICTORI A AVGGG, Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; R-V//COMOB. Cf. RIC X 3712 (for obv., but without pellet-in-crescent); Depeyrot, Solidi 7; Depeyrot –; Ranieri 97 corr. (listed as official mint issue); DOCLR –; Biaggi –; MEC 1, –; G. Nascia FPL 1 (January 1966), no. 4 (same dies, but pellet-in-crescent not struck up); Marc Poncin Collection (CNG 72, 14 June 2006), lot 2232 (example with "M" graffito in obverse field). Small edge split, struck with worn dies. EF.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Ponterio 145 (11 January 2008), lot 99.