Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2
Lot: 487

ROMAN EMPIRE. Galla Placidia (mother of Valentinian 
III). Gold solidus (4.41 gm). Aquileia, summer AD 425. D 
N GALLA PLACIDIA P F AVG, draped bust right, wearing 
pearl diadem, Chi-Rho on shoulder; Hand of God above, 
holding crown / VOT XX MVLT XXX, Victory standing left, 
holding long cross, A-Q on either side in field, COMOB 
in exergue. RIC 1808 (R3), pl. 47 (same obverse die). DO 
825. Cohen 13 (150 Fr.). Extremely rare. Good extremely 
fine 

Ex Leu 77, 11-12 May 2000, lot 757. 

Struck on the occasion of Placidia's restoration in the 
west. The solidi of Aquileia are the first of the new reign. 
Estimated Value: $ 8,500 

$7,250 USD [ approx 5510 EUR, 3842.5 GBP 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 
Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear 
(www.freemanandsear.com) and Harlan J Berk 
(www.harlanjberk.com).