Live auction - bby_355253 - TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE Solidus de pois léger (22 siliques)

TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE Solidus de pois léger (22 siliques) AU

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Estimate :	1 500 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	30 June 2015 15:09:29

Type : Solidus de pois léger (22 siliques)

Date: 579-582

Mint name / Town : Constantinople

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 1000 ‰

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,63 g.

Rarity : R2

Officine: 8e

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale et irrégulier. Beau portrait de Tibère à l’usure superficielle

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.9 (Constantinople) - R.- - Do.38 (Theoupolis) - BN/B.- - BC.446 (1150£) (Theoupolis) - MBR.5 (Constantinople) - RGCMW.- - DMBR.6 /3 (1200€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : D M TIB CONS-TANT PP AVI.

Obverse description : Buste couronné, drapé et cuirassé de Tibère II Constantin de face avec pendilia.

Obverse translation : “Dominus Noster Tiberius Constantinus Perpetuus Augustus”, (Notre seigneur Tibère Constantin perpétuel auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : VICTORI-AVCCQS/ -|-// OB+*.

Reverse description : Croix potencée posée sur quatre degrés.

Reverse translation : “Victoria Augustorum”, (La Victoire des augustes).

Commentary

Poids léger. Solidus léger de 22 siliques précédemment attribué à l’atelier d’Antioche. Pendilia aux extrémités bouletées. Couronne perlée. Cuirasse lisse. Bouclier orné d’un cavalier. Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Lightweight. Lightweight solidus of 22 siliquae previously attributed to the Antioch mint. Pendilia with pelleted ends. Beaded crown. Smooth cuirass. Shield decorated with a rider. This type appears to be much rarer than general works suggest.