Lot 145
Rome. Crispus, as Caesar, 316-326 AD. Gold Solidus (4.35 g), Sirmium mint, struck 321 AD. Laureate, nude heroic bust of Crispus to left, seen partially from behind, with shield held by a baldric over his left shoulder and a spear held before him. Reverse: Victoria seated right on cuirass, inscribing VOT / X on round shield resting on her knee and supported by Cupid standing to left; VICTORIA CRISPI CAES, in exergue SIRM. Bastien, Buste, pl. 183, 4 var; Bastien, Donativa, p. 77, k; Biaggi -; C. --; Depeyrot 6/3; RIC 33; Vagi 3162. Splendidly lustrous, with wonderful surfaces. A remarkable portrait bust of great beauty and dignity. Extremely rare, perhaps the second known example. NGC graded Choice About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 24,000.
Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, no. 138; ex collection of N.B. Hunt, III, Sotheby's, 4 December 1990, 109.
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