Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXIII 24-25 Mar 2022
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Constantius II AV Solidus. Rome, AD 355-357. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield with star pattern / GLORIA REIPVBLICAE, Roma enthroned facing, holding spear and Constantinopolis enthroned to left, holding sceptre, foot on prow, holding between them shield inscribed VOT XXX MVLT XXXX in four lines; (branch)RSMЄ(branch) in exergue. RIC VIII 291; Depeyrot 13/1. 4.44g, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the David Miller Collection, collector's ticket included;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 19, 1 August 2015, lot 923.
This is one of the first frontal portraits that portray the emperor with a helmet, holding a spear and a shield. This iconographical format would later come to dominate the solidus issues of the later Roman and 'Byzantine' coinage.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the David Miller Collection, collector's ticket included;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 19, 1 August 2015, lot 923.
This is one of the first frontal portraits that portray the emperor with a helmet, holding a spear and a shield. This iconographical format would later come to dominate the solidus issues of the later Roman and 'Byzantine' coinage.