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Roman Empire. Romulus Augustus. Tremissis 475-476, AV 1.42g.

Currency:CHF Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:20,000.00 CHF Estimated At:25,000.00 CHF
Roman Empire. Romulus Augustus. Tremissis 475-476, AV 1.42g.
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The Roman Empire. Romulus Augustus, 31st October 475–4th September 476. Tremissis 31st October 475-4th September 476, AV 1.42g. D N ROMVLS AVGVSTVS P F AVG Pearl- diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Cross within wreath; below, COMOB. C 10. RIC 3419. Depeyrot 43/2. LRC 950. Lacam 37 (these dies). Extremely rare. An almost invisible mark on obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine / extremely fine. The last legitimate ruler of the Western Roman Empire was Julius Nepos, who remained the constitutional emperor in absentia from his base in Dalmatia. However, traditionally that honor has been incorrectly given to Romulus Augustus (sometimes surnamed Augustulus, "the little emperor"), who, after Nepos fled Italy, was hailed emperor as a figurehead of his fathers army. His reign lasted just ten months before Germans under Odovacar withdrew their support and deposed both the young emperor and his father. The Germans allowed the former boy-emperor live, and provided him with an ample pension so he could engage in an early retirement to an estate on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, where he is said to have lived for at least thirty more years.