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Click here to subscribeLaelianus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 269. Antoninianus (21mm, 2.79 g, 6h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 2nd emission. IMP C LAELIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTO R I A AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and palm frond in left over shoulder. RIC V 9; Gilljam 16 (dies V/59[54]); AGK 1b. EF, beautiful hard olive-brown patina, small edge split. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Aurelian, with Severina. AD 270-275. Æ Double Sestertius (29mm, 13.54 g, 6h). Rome mint. 11th emission, January-September AD 275. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right / SEVERI NA AVG, draped bust of Severina right, wearing stephane, set on crescent. RIC V 1 (Sestertius); BN 322-6 (Dupondius); MIR 47, 143e; Hunter 1-3 (Sestertius). VF, attractive green patina, some gray, areas of minor porosity, flan flaw on obverse. From the RAM Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 1787.
Tacitus. AD 275-276. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Ticinum mint. IMP C M CL TACITVS P AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ROMAE AET ERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory set on globe in outstretched right hand and scepter in left. RIC V 116; BN 394/392 (obv./rev.; same obv. die); Calicó 4104; Biaggi 1600 var. (bust type); Hunter 40. EF, lustrous, some light marks. Rare.
Probus. AD 276-282. Antoninianus (24.5mm, 4.16 g, 7h). Serdica mint, 2nd officina. 4th emission, AD 277. BONO IMP C PROBO INVICTO AVG, radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Probus on horseback riding right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left, spearing fallen enemy; shield below horse; KAB. RIC V –; Pink VI/1, p. 45; Maravielle –; Hunter –; cf. CNG 66, lot 1611 for this same obv. legend. EF, silvered, toned. Struck on a broad flan. Extremely rare.
Magnia Urbica. Augusta, AD 283-285. Antoninianus (22mm, 4.14 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. 6th emission of Carinus, July AD 284. MAGNIAE VRBICAE AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / VENVS G EN ETRIX, Venus standing left, holding apple and scepter; to left, Cupid standing right with hands raised; -/A//SMSXXI. RIC V 350; Pink VI/2, p. 48; Pink, Magnia, 2b; Hunter –. EF, traces of silvering. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 676.
Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.44 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICI TAS TEMPORVM, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; ; S-B//XXI. RIC V 2; Pink VI/2, p. 49; Venèra 4398 var. (rev. legend break); Hunter –. Near EF. An attractive example of this rare type.
Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.23 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 3rd officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PAN NONIA E AVG, The Two Pannonias standing facing, one looking left and the other right, right hands outstretched; the Pannonia on the right holds signum in left hand; S//XXIGt. RIC V 4; Pink VI/2, p. 50; Venèra 4399; Hunter 3. Good VF, traces of silvering. Rare. From the D. Fagan Collection.
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (21mm, 4.63 g, 12h). Light issue. Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 284-286. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONSERVATORI ORBIS, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory set on globe in outstretched right hand and scepter in left. RIC V 299; Depeyrot 2/3; Calicó 4525 = Biaggi 1729; DOC –; Hunter –. Superb EF, lustrous. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 1037.
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AR Miliarense (23mm, 3.63 g, 6h). Sirmium mint. Struck AD 320. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / FELICITAS ROMANORVM, Crispus with brothers, Constantius II to left, Constantine II to right, each holding long scepter, standing beneath arched pavilion; SIRM. RIC VII 15; Bastien, Monnaie, p. 76, i; Gnecchi 15 and pl. 29, 1; RSC 149†b; DOC –; Hunter –. EF, toned, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 688.
Fausta. Augusta, AD 324-326. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 318-319. FAVS TA N F, draped bust right / Eight-rayed star within wreath with large central jewel. RIC VII 51; LRBC 824; Hunter –. EF, brown patina. Rare without the mintmark. Ex UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1956.
Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 324-325. FL IVL CRIS PVS NOB CAES, laureate bust left, wearing balteus, holding spear forward and shield / VIRTVS CAESARI N, Crispus on horseback charging right, cloak flying, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, spearing kneeling enemy falling backward; under horse, another fallen enemy and shield; SMNP. RIC VII 84-5 var. (officina); Depeyrot 35/6; Biaggi 2068 var. (same). EF, some hairlines on obverse, traces of deposits. Very rare with this officina.
Constans. AD 337-350. AR Siliqua (21mm, 3.87 g, 9h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 347-348. FL IVL CONS TANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA DD NN AVGG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in raised right hand and cradling palm frond in left arm; TR. RIC VIII 176; Gnecchi 70; RSC 152Ta; DOC –; Hunter –. EF, darkly toned, hairline flan crack. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 638.
Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Decennnalia issue. Aquileia mint. Struck AD 347. CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, rosette-and-laurel diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; all within border consisting of wreath with large central jewel / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XX in four lines; SMAQ; all within border consisting of wreath with large central jewel. RIC VIII 45; Depeyrot 5/1; Paolucci 377 (same dies as illustration); DOC –; Biaggi –. Choice EF, toned. Rare. Ex Old Sable Collection (Gorny & Mosch 215, 14 October 2013), lot 543.
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AR Light Miliarensis (22mm, 4.62 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 350-355. D N CONSTAN TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITVS, soldier standing facing, head right, holding reversed spear in right hand and shield set on ground in left; TES. RIC VIII 160; Gnecchi 70; RSC 326†j; DOC –; Hunter –. Near EF, toned. Good metal. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 995.
Vetranio. AD 350. Æ Centenionalis (25mm, 5.35 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 3rd officina. D N VETRA NIO P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A to left / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Vetranio, in military attire, standing left, holding a labarum, ornamented with a Christogram, in each hand; A-//•GSIS*. RIC VIII 281; LRBC 1168; Hunter –. EF, considerable silvering remains, toned, some green deposits, and cleaning marks.
Vetranio. AD 350. Æ Centenionalis (25mm, 5.04 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. D N VETRA NIO P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A to left / HOC SIG NO VICTOR ERIS, Vetranio, in military attire, standing left, holding labarum with Christogram on vexillum in right hand and cradling spear or scepter in left; to right, Victory, cradling palm frond in left arm, crowning emperor with wreath held in right hand; A-//BSIS*. RIC VIII 277; LRBC 1164; Hunter –. EF, green and brown patina, traces of silvering, cleaning marks in fields, minor flan split.
Julian II. As Caesar, AD 355-360. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 3rd officina. D N IVLIANV S NOB CAES, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned facing, Roma holding a reversed spear in left hand and Constantinopolis, right foot on prow of galley, cradling a globe-tipped scepter in left arm, supporting shield inscribed with an eight-rayed star between them with right hands; •//•SMANG•. RIC VIII 171 (unlisted officina); Depeyrot 11 note; DOC –; Biaggi 2213 var. (officina). Good VF, a couple of light scratches on obverse. Rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 699; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part III, Leu/Münzen und Medaillen, 2 December 1967), lot 1542.
Julian II. AD 360-363. Æ (28mm, 8.66 g, 12h). Sirmium mint, 1st officina. 4th emission. D N FL CL IVLI ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing right; two stars above; *ASIRM(palm). RIC VIII 107; Elmer, Kupfergeldreform, 59; LRBC 1622; Hunter 40 var. (officina); Kampmann 19 (this coin). EF, green patina. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, 4 December 1996), lot 1784.
Julian II. AD 360-363. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. FL CL IVLIA NVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCI TVS ROMANORVM, soldier advancing right, head left, holding trophy in left hand and dragging bound captive with right; ANTZ. RIC VIII 199; Depeyrot 15/2; DOC 175; Biaggi 2221 var. (officina). EF, a couple of minimal flan splits, a few minor marks. Very rare officina. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex G. Hirsch 193 (19 February 1997), lot 133.
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Decennalia issue. Antioch mint, 7th officina. Struck AD 373-374. D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory seated right on cuirass with shield behind, inscribing VOT/X/MVL/XX on shield set on left knee; Christogram in lower right field : PANOBZ. RIC IX 22b (officina unlisted); Depeyrot 40/5 (no examples listed for this officina); DOC –; Hunter –. EF. Previously unknown officina for Valentinian.
Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.53 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 364. D N VALEN S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REI PUBLICAE, Valens, in military attire, standing facing, head right, holding labarum in right hand and Victory on globe in extended left; SMN?. RIC IX 2c (officina unlisted); Depeyrot 10/2; DOC –; Hunter 59 var. (officina). Superb EF, small divot on bridge of nose, minor traces of deposits in devices. Rare.
Procopius. Usurper, AD 365-366. AR Siliqua (19mm, 2.10 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint. D N PROCO PIVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/V in two lines within wreath; SMN. RIC IX 6; RSC 14†h; DOC –; Hunter –. EF, deep gray and iridescent toning, minor scratch under tone on obverse. Struck on a broad flan. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 1149.
Theodosius I. AD 379-395. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.49 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck December 380-381. D N THEODO SIVS P F AVC, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCOR DIA AVCCC, Constantinopolis seated facing on lion head throne, head right, right foot on prow, holding scepter in right hand and globus in outstretched left; CONOB. RIC IX 44c; Depeyrot 32/3; DOC 268; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous, small mark on neck, hairline die break on reverse. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 94 (16 December 2003), lot 479.
Theodosius I. AD 379-395. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.49 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 382-383. D N THEODO SIVS P F AVC, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCOR DIA AVCCC, Constantinopolis seated facing on lion head throne, head right, right foot on prow, holding scepter in right hand and globus in outstretched left; T//CONOB. RIC IX 45d; Depeyrot 33/3; DOC –; Biaggi 2299 var. (officina). Superb EF, lustrous, hairline die break on reverse. Ex Old Sable Collection (Gorny & Mosch 215, 14 October 2013), lot 594.
Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Light Miliarensis (22mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. D N EVGENI IVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Eugenius, laureate and in military attire, standing facing, head left, holding labarum in right hand and shield set on ground in left; TRPS. RIC IX 104; RSC 2†a; Gnecchi pl. 36, 13; Cohen 2; DOC –; Hunter –; Triton XVII, 806 (same dies). EF, toned, small cleaning mark on neck, reverse struck with worn die. Very rare. While Gnecchi illustrated this type in his corpus with an example from his own collection, he referenced it in his text to a similar type, also from Trier, but with the reverse legend VIRTVS EXERCITVS (see his number 2 in the catalog with the correct Cohen cross-reference). Gnecchi did include the GLORIA ROMANORVM type (number 1 in the catalog), but it is for the Milan mint, and nowhere in his catalog does he include the Trier mint version. Furthermore, an example of the VIRTVS EXERCITM type does not appear in his accompanying plates.
Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Siliqua (18mm, 1.93 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. D N EVGENI VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS RO MANORVM, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; TRPS. RIC IX 106d; RSC 14a; DOC 296-9; Hunter 2-4. Superb EF, iridescent cabinet toning. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 395-423. D N HONORI VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI A AVGGG, Honorius standing right, with left foot on captive, holding labarum in right hand and Victory on globe in left; M–D//COMOB. RIC X 1206; Ulrich-Bansa, Moneta, pl. VI, 61; Depeyrot 16/2; DOCLR 713; Biaggi 2320. Choice EF, lustrous. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 748.
Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.48 g, 12h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 408-421. D N HONORI VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing right, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and cross in left; R-V//COMOB. RIC X 1340; Ranieri 29; Depeyrot 11/1; DOCLR 738-9; Biaggi –. Good VF, toned, small flan split, struck with slightly rusty dies. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Auctiones 26 (16 September 1996), lot 1255.
Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck AD 431-433. D N THEODO SIVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand over shoulder, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / VOT XXX MVLT XXXX, Constantinopolis seated left on throne, foot on eagle-headed prow, shield at side, holding globus cruciger in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; star to right; S//CONOB. RIC X 257; Depeyrot 81/1; DOCLR 382; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Gorny & Mosch 129 (8 March 2004), lot 363.
Constantine III. AD 407-411. AR Siliqua (17mm, 1.52 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint. D N CONSTAN TINVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI A AAVCCC, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe in outstretched right hand and reversed spear in left; SMAR. RIC X 1538; King, Fifth, [1]a and pl. 22, 4-5; Ferrando 1705; RSC 4d; DOCLR 805. Superb EF, iridescent toning, small die break in obverse field. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Constantine III. AD 407-411. AR Siliqua (17mm, 1.56 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint. D N CONSTAN TINVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI ? ??VCCC, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe in outstretched right hand and reversed spear in left; SMAR. RIC X 1538; King, Fifth, [1]a and pl. 22, 4 (same obv. die); Ferrando 1705; RSC 4d; DOCLR 805 var. (rev. legend). EF, deeply toned. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind.
Jovinus. Usurper, AD 411-413. AR Siliqua (16mm, 1.59 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint. D N IOVIN VS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTITV TOR REI P, Roma seated left on curule chair, holding Victory on globe in outstretched right hand and reversed spear in left; KON[T]. RIC X 1721; King, Fifth, p. 290 and pl. 22, 9 (same obv. die); Ferrando 1717 (same rev. die as illustration); RSC 2†b; DOCLR –. Good VF, toned, small hairline flan crack. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Wayne Philips Collection; Empire Coins 9 (30 April 1988), lot 454.
Galla Placidia. Augusta, AD 421-450. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.38 g, 12h). Rome or Ravenna mint. Struck AD 440-455. D N GALLA PLA CIDIA P F AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, cross on shoulder / Latin cross pattée within wreath; COMOB. RIC X 2062 (Rome and/or Ravenna; same dies as illustration); Depeyrot 47/9 (Rome); DOCLR 831 (Ravenna [or Rome?]; same dies); Biaggi 2336 (same dies); Kampmann 20 (this coin). Superb EF, lustrous. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 18 (29 March 2000), lot 776.
Galla Placidia. Augusta, AD 421-450. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Uncertain Asian mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 443. GALLA PLA CIDIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace, crowned by manus Dei above / IMP • XXXXII • COS XVII • P • P •, Constantinopolis, draped and wearing plumed helmet, enthroned left, left foot set on prow, holding globus cruciger in extended right hand and scepter in left; shield set on ground to right; star to left; COMOB. RIC X 305; Depeyrot 84/6 (Constantinople mint); Biaggi –; DOCLR 834 var. (different number of •’s); G. Giacosa, Women of the Caesars (Milan, 1977), pl. lxv (this coin). EF, some short scratches. Extremely rare late issue of this remarkable empress. Ex Julius Caesar and His Legacy (Numismatic Fine Arts, 13 May 1991), lot 146; Numismatic Fine Arts XXII (1 June 1989), lot 163.From the NFA catalogue: “The empress Galla Placidia had a most extraordinary career spanning the first half of the turbulent fifth century. Born about 388, she was the daughter of Theodosius the Great by his second wife Galla, and half-sister of Arcadius and Honorius. Taken prisoner by Alaric during the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410, she was eventually married to his successor, Ataulf. Following Ataulf’s death she was ransomed to the Romans for 600,000 measures of grain, and in 417 married the general Constantius by whom she had a son, the future emperor Valentinian III, and a daughter, Honoria. She acted as regent for the first twelve years of her son’s reign (425-437), but then gradually faded into the background as the political influence of the general Aetius increased. Her final years were devoted to the erection of sacred buildings in Ravenna, and her tomb, which contained also the remains of Honorius and Constantius III, is still to be seen in the city.Coins honoring Galla Placidia were struck both in the western empire, under her son Valentinian III, and in the East by her nephew Theodosius II. She may already have held the rank of Augusta under Honorius, but if not she certainly received it in 424 when Valentinian was created Caesar. This attractive solidus, issued from an uncertain Asian mint, may be closely dated by Theodosius II’s titles which appear on the reverse. His forty-second imperatorial acclamation, corresponding to the years of his reign, covers the period 10 January 443 to 10 January 444, whilst the celebration of his eighteenth and final consulship on 1 January 444 indicates that the issue to which the present coin belongs had ceased before the end of the year 443. After the reign of Theodosius II the seated figure of Constantinopolis disappeared from the gold coinage of the eastern empire, not to be seen again until the reign of Justin II more than a century later.”
Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 426-455. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI A AVGGG, Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; R-M//CONOB. RIC X 2014; Lacam 12; Depeyrot 46/1; DOCLR 849-50; Biaggi –. EF. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 430-445. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI A AVGGG, Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; R-V//COMOB. RIC X 2018-9; Ranieri 96 and 98; Lacam 11; Depeyrot 17/1; DOCLR 841-3; Biaggi 2349. EF, lustrous. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Tkalec (7 May 2006), lot 266.
Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.43 g, 12h). Ravenna (or Rome) mint. Struck AD 440-455. D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath with large central jewel; COMOB. RIC X 2069 (Rome and/or Ravenna) = Cahn 80, lot 1012 (same dies); Lacam 37 (Rome); Depeyrot 47/8 (Rome); DOCLR 851 (Rome); Biaggi 2355; Gorny & Mosch 138, lot 285 (same obv. die). EF, minor hairline flan split. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.49 g, 7h). Imperial Marriage issue. Thessalonica mint. Struck Winter AD 437-438. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITER NVBTIIS, Theodosius II standing facing, clasping together Valentinian III standing facing to left and Licinia Eudoxia standing facing to right; all three nimbate and wearing imperial regalia; COMOB. RIC X –; Depeyrot –; DOCLR –; Biaggi –; Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 452 = Triton V, 2227 = Triton VII, lot 1061 (same dies); Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 432 (same dies); NGSA VIII, lot 204 = NGSA II, lot 151 (same dies); Gemini I, lot 485 = NAC 34, lot 114 (same dies); Triton VI, 1160 (same dies); cf. CNG 96, lot 926 (for obv.; same die). EF. Extremely rare, one of approximately six known, all from same die pair. Six specimens of this type are known, including the current example, all from the same pair of dies:1) Glenn Woods Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 2227 = Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 2227 = Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 452.2) Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 432.3) J.J. Grano Collection (NGSA VIII, 24 November 2014), lot 204 = NGSA II (18 November 2002), lot 151.4) Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 485 = NAC 34 (24 November 2006), lot 114.5) Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 1160.6) The present coin.Following Galla Placidia`s falling out with the emperor Honorius, her young son, Valentinian (the future Valentinian III), accompanied Galla and his sister, Justa Grata Honoria, into exile at the court of Theodosius II at Constantinople. When the usurper Johannes seized power in the western empire following the death of Honorius, Theodosius had Valentinian prepared to be Honorius` legitimate imperial successor. In AD 424, Valentinian was appointed Caesar and betrothed to Licinia Eudoxia, the daughter of Theodosius II. In AD 425, he was proclaimed Augustus at Rome. Twelve years later, in AD 437, he returned to Constantinople for his marriage. The wedding, on 29 October of that year, was a great state occasion. Flavius Merobaudes, the 5th century AD poet and rhetorician, and the official poet laureate of Valentinian III and Aëtius, described that a series of mosaics, now lost, depicted the occasion and the sequence of events that had led up to it. On their journey back to Rome, the newly-married imperial couple spent the winter of AD 437/8 in Thessalonica, during which time this extremely rare issue of solidi was struck.
Leo I. AD 457-474. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. D N LEO PE RPET AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand over shoulder, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / VICTORI A AVCC, Victory standing left, holding jeweled long cross; star in right field; S//CONOB. RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1; DOCLR 525; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous. A well struck example. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern.
Majorian. AD 457-461. AR Half Siliqua (12mm, 0.63 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in Northern Gaul. D N IVLIVS MAIOR[IANVS P F AVG], pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear forward in right hand and [shield decorated with Christogram in left] / (Retrograde Gs) downward to left, VIT downward to right, Victory standing left, holding long cross in both hands; **. RIC X 2652 (same dies as illustration); RSC 8†b-c; DOCLR –; Hunter –. Good VF, toned, slightly irregular flan. Very rare.
Majorian. AD 457-461. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. D N IVLIVS MAIORI ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear forward in right hand and shield decorated with Christogram in left / VICTORI? ??VGG, Majorian, in military attire, standing facing, right foot on human-headed serpent, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left; R-V//COMOB. RIC X 2624 = Dr. Karl Hahn Collection (Cahn 61, 3 December 1928), lot 1150 (same rev. die); Ranieri –; Lacam –; Depeyrot –; DOCLR –; Biaggi – . VF, toned, a few marks on the cheek. One of two known with the VICTORI? ??VGG and the first to be offered in auction in over 86 years. From the D. Fagan Collection.The Hahn specimen, cited by Kent, is now in the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.
Basiliscus & Marcus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. D N bASILISCI Et MARC P AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / VICTORI A AVCC, Victory standing left, holding jeweled long cross; star in right field; G//CONOB. RIC X 1024; Depeyrot 105/2; DOCLR 620; Biaggi –. Good VF, toned. Rare. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.
Basiliscus & Marcus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. D N bASILISCI Et MARC P AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Basiliscus and Marcus seated facing on double throne, each nimbate, holding mappa in right hand and globus in left; in field between, star above cross; ?//CONOB. RIC X 1022; Depeyrot 104/1; DOCLR 621; Biaggi –. EF. Rare.
Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 492-507. D N ANASTA–SIVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC, Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross in right hand; star to right; I//CONOB. DOC 3.1.2-3; MIBE 4a; SB 3. Superb EF.
Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 492-507. D N ANASTA–SIVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC, Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross in right hand; star to right; I//CONOB. DOC 3.1.2-3; MIBE 4a; SB 3. Choice EF.
Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck 492-507. D N ANASTA–SIVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC, Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram in right hand; star to left; Z//CONOB. DOC 7g.2; MIBE 7, pl. 1, 7 = N. Fairhead and W. Hahn, “The Monte Judica Hoard and the Sicilian Moneta Auri under Justinian I and Justin II,” SEBGC p. 29, 1 = Berk 32 (this coin); SB 5. Superb EF, lustrous. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex “An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 54; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 434 (June 1981), no.19; Monte Judica Hoard.This attractive coin belongs to, and is seemingly the earliest issue from, a hoard discovered sometime around 1981 on Monte Judica in the province of Catania, Sicily. The hoard is highly important for the light it shines on the production of Sicilian gold under Justinian I and Justin II.
Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 538-545. D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC, Angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand, globe in left; star to right; CONOB. DOC 7 (Constantinople); MIBE 223; Metcalf, Thess. 352-3; SB 138 (Constantinople). Near EF, tiny die flaw at top of long cross.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (41mm, 23.86 g, 5h). Nicomedia mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 13 (539/40). D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/III flanking; A//NIK. DOC 117a; MIBE 114; SB 201. EF, dark green patina, minor areas of striking weakness. From the Iconodule Collection.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (42mm, 23.82 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 13 (539/40). D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/II/I flanking; A//KYZ. DOC 165a; MIBE 120a; SB 207. Good VF, green and brown patina. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 548.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (41mm, 23.54 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 14 (540/1). D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/II/II flanking; ·A·//KYZ. DOC 166a; MIBE 120b; SB 207. EF, green patina. From the Iconodule Collection.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (32mm, 13.36 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa 547-565. D N IVSTINI–?NVS P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / Large M; cross above, star below, R/O–M/A across field; all within wreath border. DOC (329); Tolstoi 313; BMC Vandals p. 112, 30; MIBE 221 (this coin cited); SB 299. Fine, brown surfaces, minor scratches. Extremely rare, possibly the third known and the only one in private hands (the others in the British Museum and the Hermitage [= Tolstoi]). Ex Georges Zacos Collection (privately purchased from Zacos by the present consignor circa 1973).
Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. D N I–VSTI–NVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globe in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC, Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear in right hand, globus cruciger in left; ?//CONOB. DOC 4d; MIBE 5; SB 345. Choice EF, obverse die rust.
Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 7 (573/4). D N IVSTI–NVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globe in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC Z, Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC 190e; MIBE 18b; Morrisson 21 (same dies); SB 391. Superb EF, lustrous, scratch in obverse margin, faint graffiti on reverse. Rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Berk BBS (16 December 1986), no. 192.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Follis (35mm, 17.77 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 5 (578/9). ? m TI? CONS–TANT P P AVI, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in right hand, scepter topped by eagle supporting cross in left / Large m; cross above, A/N/N/O ? across field; CONA. DOC 11a; MIBE 25; SB 430. Good VF, dark green patina with a dusting of earthen deposits, obverse die break, hard green deposits on cheek. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 563.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Three-Quarter Follis (28mm, 9.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 579-582. D m TI? CO–NSTANT P P A, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys / Large XXX; cross above; CON?. DOC 15f var. (obv. legend); MIBE 27; SB 432. EF, dark brown surfaces, cleaning a bit harsh.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Follis (27mm, 9.92 g, 12h). Uncertain military mint, “4th officina”. Dated RY 5 (578/9). ? m TI? CONS–TANT P P AV, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in right hand, scepter topped by eagle in left / Large m; cross above, A/N/N/O ? across field; CON?. DOC –; BMC 27 (Constantinople); MIBE 69; SB –. EF, olive green patina. Rare. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 564.A group of folles with the mint marks of Constantinople, Nicomedia, Cyzicus, and Theopoulis (Antioch), as well half folles with the Rome mint signature, form a stylistically homogenous group that must be the output of one operation, very likely a military mint. Hahn (MIBE p. 42) argues that this mint struck as a result of “...new military activities on the Persian frontier, in Thracia and in Italy from 579 onwards. It was possibly in this year that the emperor sent a small army unit to Italy as a nucleus for the formation of a Roman city militia.”
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. Æ Follis (30mm, 12.84 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 2 (583/4). D N TI??R m–AVPC P P AVI, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O II across field; B//CONOB. DOC –; MIBE 65B; SB 492. Near EF, brown patina, small area of bare metal revealed on reverse. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 567.
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 4 (585/6). D N mAVRIC TI? P P AV AN ?, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI–A AVCC ?, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC (218); MIBE 25a; Berk 91 (this coin illustrated); SB 548. Superb EF. Lustrous. Rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex “An Important Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 153.
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (17mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 14 (595/6). D N mAVRI–C T P P AN I?, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI–A AVCC I?, angel standing facing, holding staff terminating in staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC 228.1; MIBE 25b; SB 549. EF, lightly toned, minor edge scrape. Very rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 602-603. O N FOCA? P?RP AVG, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in right hand, cross in left / VICTORI–A AVCC, angel standing facing, holding staff terminating in staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; I//CONOB. DOC 3; MIBE 1; SB 622. EF. Lustrous. Rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.Hahn (MIB) dates this issue featuring the dative version of the emperor’s name and a crown with pendilia to December 602, in anticipation of Phocas taking his first consulship in January 603. Following the precedent of Maurice, however, Phocas postponed the consulship until December of 603. Thus, either the coins were struck in late 602 and stored away until the appropriate time, or the dies were saved for later use.
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