Last week, on April 14, Heritage and Gemini completed their major collaborative auction focussed primarily on investment-grade ancient coins of Greece and Rome.
There were a number of highlights on offer, one of which was a gold medallion from the reign of Constantius II (337-361 AD).
The obverse shows a pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust which his head facing left, though his shoulders are apparently facing out.
 Constantius II gold medallion (obverse) |
The reverse shows Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned, the one helmeted and facing out, the other turreted and with their right foot on prow, turned left towards her. Each is holding a globe surmounted by Victory who is crowning her, and a sceptre.
A beautiful coin, it had been part of a series of collections including the Trau and Triton III Collection prior to this auction. Only the fifth recorded specimen of its kind, it had been expected to fetch $110,000 in the Chicago auction but instead was pushed up to an even more impressive $126,500.
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