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Live auction - brm_721459 - BASILISCUS AND MARCUS Solidus

BASILISCUS AND MARCUS Solidus AU/AU
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Estimate : 3 500 €
Price : 2 000 €
Maximum bid : 2 000 €
End of the sale : 08 March 2022 15:32:53
bidders : 1 bidder
Type : Solidus
Date: 475
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : gold
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,45 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 8e
Coments on the condition:
Très bel exemplaire, centré. Buste finement détaillé. Joli revers. Patine de collection

Obverse


Obverse legend : D N BASILISCI ET - MARC P AVG.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé, casqué et cuirassé de Basiliscus de face, tenant de la main droite la haste qui repose sur l'épaule et de la gauche, un bouclier orné d'un cavalier chargeant à droite (N’a).
Obverse translation : “Domini Nostri Basilisci et Marc Perpetui Augusti” (À nos seigneurs Basiliscus et Marcus perpétuels augustes).

Reverse


Reverse legend : VICTORI-A AVGGGH/ -|* CONOB.
Reverse description : Victoria (La Victoire) debout à gauche, tenant une longue croix de la main droite; dans le champ à droite, étoile à huit rais.
Reverse translation : “Victoria Augustorum” (La Victoire des augustes).

Commentary


Rubans de type 3. Diadème terminé par un cabochon gemmé. Casque à plumet. Cuirasse cloutée. Cavalier stylisé sur le bouclier. Ce type associant Basiliscus et son fils Marcus est beaucoup plus rare.

Historical background


BASILISCUS AND MARCUS

(9/01/475-08/476)

Marcus was proclaimed Caesar and then Augustus by his father, Basiliscus, in 475. However, when Zeno regained power in August 476, he had Basiliscus and Marcus put to death, leaving them to starve..

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