I had a nice surprise early this morning. I checked the sixbid site, went to the Leu Auction/ found that my proxy bid on a mint state Gratian was successfull. Its my first Gratian coin Spent rest of day blowing leaves! AV Solidus ND struck 373/4AD Treveri Mint 21mm./ 3.48g. DN GRATIANUS PF AVG Rosetted/diademed/draped and cuirassed bust right VICTOR-IA AVGG/TROBS Two Emperors/crowned/seated/facing on double throne/ victory with wings above.
BEAUTIFUL! So I thought the other augustuswas Valentinian II, but I guess at this date it is Valentinian I. I had the "broken legend" thing backwards I guess, so the broken legend went to the senior augustus not the junior....correct? I assume that works for gold at the time as well? Not my coin....obviously. Valentinian I about the same time.
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I wish! Thanks everyone for making this forum so much fun Back to business, this new auction house/Leu is a nice addition to the sixbid site. I wonder if they had anything in common with the older (Bank Leu) auction house. I am glad that I took on a extra 20 clients for my lawncare business, but having to maintain lawns/gardens for a 140 clients @ week is taking it to the max for sure. In six weeks....I will be unemployed and free to have more time for hobbies/ snowmobiling/ walking my Rottweiler named "Thor"/ working out with weights/ this is not my favorite....doing housework (my wife's a slavedriver)
Very nice coin. I have almost had a solidus of Gratian a few times. None of them were in pristine condition however. Here is a coin from around the same period of time. No, it is not pristine but I love it. There is graffiti on the obverse and I really like thinking bout who might have made those scratches on this gold coin. It also has wear, and I like thinking about all those who might have touched it as it passed through many hands. Valens, 364-378 Solidus Nicomedia circa 364-367, AV (20.5mm., 3.93g.) Obv: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Emperor standing facing, head right, holding labarum and Victory on globe. In exergue, SMNS. RIC IX Nicomedia 2c; Sear 19556; Dep. 18/2; Cohen 32. Naville Numismatics Auction 31 Lot 559 Coin depicted in the Wildwinds.com database.
I have one similar from Antioch VALENS AV Solidus OBVERSE: DN VALENS PER F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right REVERSE: RESTITVTOR REIPUBLICAE, Valens standing right, holding labarum in right hand & Victory on globe in left, cross to left. Mintmark star ANTE star Struck at Antioch, 364 AD 3.6g, 19mm Antioch RIC 2d,xxxvii-5
