WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 5 MAY 2018

THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 5 MAY 2018 AT 11AM Coins 349 Roman Empire. Claudius sestertius in honour of his brother, Germanicus, 42 AD. Seaby 1905. About very fine. Germanicus, also called Germanicus Julius Caesar, original name Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, (15 BC— 19 AD), nephew and adopted son of the Roman emperor Tiberius (14–37 AD). He was a successful and immensely popular general who, had it not been for his premature death, would have become emperor. Claudius (41-54 AD) was his brother, and he was father to the emperor Gaius Caligula (37–41 AD). Estimate €100-€120 approx (£90-£100 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 349 350 Roman Empire. Valentinian III, 425-455 AD, gold solidus, Ravenna mint, Seaby 4310, good extremely fine. Valentinian III, (born July 2, 419), Roman emperor from 425 when he was only 6, to 455. At no time in his long reign were the affairs of state personally managed by Valentinian. When his uncle, the emperor Honorius, died in 423, the usurper John ruled for two years before he was deposed. Then his mother Placidia controlled the West in her young son’s name until 437, after which the powerful patrician Flavius Aetius became the effective ruler. Estimate €400-€450 approx (£350-£390 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 350