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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3651296, member: 14873"]I think it was Curtis Clay who mentioned in a post on the AncientsInfo Forum a number of years ago that it never was stolen and that it still resided in the Museum at Arras - at least it did at that time. Please contact Curtis to verify that Gavin.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting that this multiple is cataloged in RIC Volume VI under the Treveri mint as No. 34 in the extensive series of magnificent multiple aurei - many of which have Maximian Herculius obverses - and all of which are notated as extremely rare or unique. Sutherland devotes a section of the RIC Vol. VI Treveri mint introduction to a discussion of these medallions. From what I have read, very few have ever been offered for private sale but I seem to recall that a Swiss Auction house did offer a Maximian Herculius aurei multiple from this series for sale many years ago. I posted a link to the sale on the AncientsInfo Forum but it went dead. I do not remember the name of the Auction house or the sold price - I believe it was over a million dollars (not at all sure about that). Of course the Constantius medallion discussed here is undoubtedly priceless.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am in no way an expert regarding these aurei multiples - my sparse knowledge relating to them results from casual research I conducted when I purchased some replicas a number of years ago. The photograph I posted here is of the nicest one I have owned - the reverse is my CT avatar. I decided it needed a good home with someone who would cherish it and use it to good advantage in their presentations. So I gifted it to “Mauseus” (Forum) a few years ago. It is too bad I didn’t hold on to it longer - or I would have gifted it to you, Gavin![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3651296, member: 14873"]I think it was Curtis Clay who mentioned in a post on the AncientsInfo Forum a number of years ago that it never was stolen and that it still resided in the Museum at Arras - at least it did at that time. Please contact Curtis to verify that Gavin. It is interesting that this multiple is cataloged in RIC Volume VI under the Treveri mint as No. 34 in the extensive series of magnificent multiple aurei - many of which have Maximian Herculius obverses - and all of which are notated as extremely rare or unique. Sutherland devotes a section of the RIC Vol. VI Treveri mint introduction to a discussion of these medallions. From what I have read, very few have ever been offered for private sale but I seem to recall that a Swiss Auction house did offer a Maximian Herculius aurei multiple from this series for sale many years ago. I posted a link to the sale on the AncientsInfo Forum but it went dead. I do not remember the name of the Auction house or the sold price - I believe it was over a million dollars (not at all sure about that). Of course the Constantius medallion discussed here is undoubtedly priceless. I am in no way an expert regarding these aurei multiples - my sparse knowledge relating to them results from casual research I conducted when I purchased some replicas a number of years ago. The photograph I posted here is of the nicest one I have owned - the reverse is my CT avatar. I decided it needed a good home with someone who would cherish it and use it to good advantage in their presentations. So I gifted it to “Mauseus” (Forum) a few years ago. It is too bad I didn’t hold on to it longer - or I would have gifted it to you, Gavin![/QUOTE]
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