VALENTINIAN III GOLD SOLIDUS – CORONATION ISSUE OF ROME – NGC CHOICE XF WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE COIN (Inv. 21518)

$5,750.00

21518. WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE. VALENTINIAN III, AD 425–455.
Gold Solidus, 4.48 g, 21 mm. CORONATION ISSUE of Rome, AD 425.
Obv. D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valentinian III right.
Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG, Theodosius II and Valentinian standing facing, each holding cross and globe, between them a human-headed serpent, Valentinian crowned by the Hand of God (manus dei), R–M in fields, COMOB in exergue.
RIC X 2001.
Ex Dr. Charles Jay Deur Collection; Ex Glenn W. Woods, inv. 03621.
NGC CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, extremely rare, struck on the occasion of Valentinian III’s coronation.