DescriptionRare solidus of Priscus Attalus (obverse).png
English: Priscus Attalus, Western Roman Emperor, first reign (AD 409-410). AV solidus (21mm, 4.47 gm, 6h). Rome, First Coinage, September-December AD 409. IMP PRISCVS AT-TALVS P F AVG, pearl and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Attalus right / VICTORIA AVGVSTI R - M, Attalus standing right in military attire, holding vexillum in right hand and victory on globe in left, left foot on bound captive, COMOB in exergue. RIC 1401 (R5). Cohen 9. Extremely rare, one of two known, and certainly the finest example extant. Well struck on a full, round flan. Good Extremely Fine. Ex S.C. Markoff Collection (NAC 62, 6 October 2011), lot 2121; NAC 42 (20 November 2007), lot 236 (realized CHF 290,000); NAC 18 (29 March 2000), lot 773.
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