Roman Imperial Coins (Page: 10)

Lot # 1040 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Constantinople. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX / C • Z. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 102. Condition: Extremely fine; luster in field.Weight: 3.07 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1041 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Siscia. Obv: CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / SIS. Victory standing left, holding palm-branch and trophy.RIC 268.Rare Condition: Extremely fine; luster in field.Weight: 3.75 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

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Lot # 1042 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left, star to right.Rev: HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS / A / •ASIS•. Constantius standing left, holding labarum and spear; to right, crowning Victory standing left.RIC 286. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.54 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

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Lot # 1043 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed head right.Rev: VOT / XXX / MVLT / XXXX / SIS. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 325. Condition: Extremely fine; luster in field.Weight: 3.25 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

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Lot # 1044 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Treveri(?). Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SALVS AVG NOSTRI / [...]. Large Christogram; A - ω across field.Cf. RIC 332. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.78 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

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Lot # 1045 - CONSTANTIUS GALLUS (Caesar, 351-354). Siliqua. Sirmium. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES. Bare head right.Rev: VOTIS / V / MVLTIS / X / •SIRM. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 18.With the famous Battle of Mursa in 351 Constantius II inflicted a severe defeat on Magnentius, who two years later killed himself along with his brother Decentius, caesar of the West. This marked the beginning of a united kingdom for the winner, who at that point needed a caesar with a view to dynastic succession. Constantius appointed his cousin Constantius Gallus, who married Constantina, sister of the emperor and widow of Hanniballianus. Constantius Gallus was an able general who had brought down several Persian revolts. He had made himself hated not so much for his despotic ways as for his pro-poor monetary policy, in contrast to that initiated by Constantine and continued by Constantius II in favor of gold coinage and the wealthier classes. This led to his eventual assassination by a conspiracy of the Antioch aristocracy and his 'damnatio memoriae'. In his place in 355 Constantius II appointed Julian, who was destined to become emperor with the appellation “Apostate”. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 3.09 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

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Rare and Superb Siliqua

Lot # 1046 - CONSTANTIUS GALLUS (Caesar, 351-354). Siliqua. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA CAESARIS / SIS. Victory advancing left, holding palm-branch and trophy.RIC 299.RareWith the famous Battle of Mursa in 351 Constantius II inflicted a severe defeat on Magnentius, who two years later killed himself along with his brother Decentius, caesar of the West. This marked the beginning of a united kingdom for the winner, who at that point needed a caesar with a view to dynastic succession. Constantius appointed his cousin Constantius Gallus, who married Constantina, sister of the emperor and widow of Hanniballianus. Constantius Gallus was an able general who had brought down several Persian revolts. He had made himself hated not so much for his despotic ways as for his pro-poor monetary policy, in contrast to that initiated by Constantine and continued by Constantius II in favor of gold coinage and the wealthier classes. This led to his eventual assassination by a conspiracy of the Antioch aristocracy and his 'damnatio memoriae'. In his place in 355 Constantius II appointed Julian, who was destined to become emperor with the appellation “Apostate”. Condition: Extremely fine; some luster in field.Weight: 2.87 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

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Lot # 1047 - MAGNENTIUS (350-353). Ae. Treveri. Obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A behind.Rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES / TRS. Two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X, set on column.RIC 307. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 5.53 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

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Lot # 1048 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Thessalonica. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A - B / •TSA•. Vetranio standing facing, head left, holding labarum in each hand; star above.RIC 132. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.00 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

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Lot # 1049 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Thessalonica. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A - Δ / •TSA•. Vetranio standing facing, head left, holding labarum decorated with christogram in each hand; star above.RIC 135. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 5.39 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

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Lot # 1050 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A / •ASIS (star). Vetranio standing facing, head left, holding labarum in each hand; star above.RIC 281. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 6.20 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

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Lot # 1051 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left.Rev: HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS / A / •ΔSIS (star). Vetranio standing left, holding labarum and spear; to right, crowning Victory standing left.RIC 283. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.94 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

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Lot # 1052 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left, star to right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A / •ЄSIS•. Vetranio standing facing, head left, holding labarum decorated with phalerae in each hand; star above.RIC 285. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.52 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

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Lot # 1053 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left, star to right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A / •BSIS•. Vetranio standing facing, head left, holding labarum decorated with phalerae in each hand; star above.RIC 285. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.60 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

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Lot # 1054 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left, star to right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A / •ASIS•. Vetranio standing facing, head left, holding labarum decorated with phalerae in each hand; star above.RIC 285. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 4.30 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

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Lot # 1055 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left, star to right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A / •ЄSIS (star). Vetranio standing facing, head left, holding labarum in each hand; star above.RIC 290. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.51 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

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Lot # 1056 - JOVIAN (363-364). GOLD Solidus. Antioch. Obv: D N IOVIANVS PEP AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE / ANTЄ. Roma and Constantinopolis, with foot on prow, seated facing one another on double throne, holding sceptres and between them a shield inscribed VOT / V / MVL / X in four lines.RIC 223; Depeyrot 18/2. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1057 - VALENTINIAN I (364-375). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE / CONS (wreath). Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum with cross on banner and Victory on globe.RIC 3a var. (mintmark). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.41 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

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Lot # 1058 - VALENTINIAN I (364-375). GOLD Solidus. Treveri. Obv: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGG / TROBS. Valentinian and Valens seated facing on throne, hoding globe between them; above, winged Victory facing, with wings spread; below, palm frond between.RIC 17b.4; Depeyrot 43/1. Condition: Near mint state.Weight: 4.52 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Rare 1/2 Scripulum

Lot # 1059 - VALENS (364-378). GOLD 1 1/2 Scripulum. Treveri. Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / TROB. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch.RIC 21c; Depeyrot 32/4.Extremely rareFlavius Julius Valens was the younger brother of Valentinian I. After serving as protector domesticus (personal guard) of Julian II and Jovian, he immediately became emperor of the East in 364 thanks to his brother who was already Augustus of the West, although the two differed in faith. Valens in fact was an Arian, while Valentinian was a Nicene Christian. The first problem was presented by the usurper Procopius, comes of Antioch, who proclaimed himself Augustus of the East in 365. Valens defeated him, sentenced him to death and struck with damnatio memoriae. He later faced the Visigoths and a second conspiracy, hatched by Theodore of Antioch. In 374 Valens celebrated the decennalia and became Maximus Augustus in 375 on the death of his brother, after which he organized an expedition against the Persians that proved unsuccessful, forcing him to sign an unfavorable peace. Another problem was the confluence of Ostrogoths and Visigoths into Roman territory across the Danube because of the advance of the Huns. The Romans were forced to accept them, but this integration was not easy; the Visigoths felt oppressed and exploited as a labor-power, resulting in an insurrection. Valens, considered a general of little ability by his contemporaries, was thus induced to recruit Goth mercenaries, with the risk that they would end up allied with his enemies. In fact, a large contingent of Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Huns, and Alamanni joined forces to fight the Romans and achieved a decisive victory at Hadrianopolis (Thrace) in 378. The tremendous defeat was caused by Gratian, who was meanwhile on the Western throne and did not arrive in time with his troops. Valens died in the battle but the Goths failed to conquer Constantinople. According to Ambrose, bishop of Mediolanum, the defeat at Hadrianopolis heralded the fall of the empire and the end of the world. Condition: Good very fine; removed mount.Weight: 1.66 g. Diameter: 14 mm.

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Lot # 1060 - VALENS (364-378). Siliqua. Treveri. Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VRBS ROMA / TRPS. Roma seated left on throne, holding victoriola and sceptre.RIC 27e.2. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 2.22 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

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Lot # 1061 - VALENS (364-378). Siliqua. Antioch. Obv: D N VALENS PER F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VOT / X / MVL / XX / ANT. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 33c. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.20 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

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Lot # 1062 - VALENS (364-378). Siliqua. Antioch. Obv: D N VALENS PER F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XX / •AN(TA). Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 34d. Condition: Mint State.Weight: 2.11 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

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Lot # 1063 - PROCOPIUS (365-366). Follis. Constantinople. Obv: D N PROCOPIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left.Rev: REPARATIO FEL TEMP / CONSΔ•. Procopius standing left, head right, holding labarum and resting hand upon shield; christogram to upper right; unidentified object to lower left.RIC 17a.6. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.95 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

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Lot # 1064 - GRATIAN (367-383). GOLD Solidus. Treveri. Obv: D N GRATIANVS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGG / TROBT. Valentinian I and Gratian seated facing on throne, holding globus between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread; upright palm frond below.RIC 17g.5; Depeyrot 43/3. Condition: Extremely fine; some luster in field.Weight: 4.59 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1065 - GRATIAN (367-383). Gold Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N GRATIANVS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGGG S / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, on lion throne, foot on prow, holding sceptre and globe.RIC 45a.4; Depeyrot 32/1. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 4.44 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1066 - THEODOSIUS I (379-395). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGGG B / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow and holding sceptre and shield inscribed VOT / V / MVL / X; throne decorated with lions' heads.RIC 68b.1; Depeyrot 35/1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.40 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1067 - ARCADIUS (383-408). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG B / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow, holding sceptre and victoriola.RIC 7; Depeyrot 55/1.The eldest son of Theodosius I from Spain, Arcadius became augustus at the age of six. When his father left to end the usurpation of Eugenius and did not return, Arcadius remained in Constantinople in his stead and became augustus of the East at eighteen, while his brother Honorius got the West. The empire was now divided, Theodosius I was first seen as the unifier and then as the one who divided it forever. From this time on, the two empires had independent lives and slowly became more and more distinct from each other, and Arcadius was recognized as the first Byzantine emperor. Initially Arcadius reigned under his patron Rufinus, an ambitious politician from Aquitaine who frowned upon his equivalent in the West, Stilicho. The latter made a secret agreement with the Visigoth leader Gainas, who had been welcomed to Constantinople by Arcadius, and killed Rufinus. Stilicho thus prevailed in this dispute but was sentenced to death in 408, accused among other things of the murder of Rufinus himself. His place was then taken by the eunuch Eutropius, remembered in the sources as a cruel and vicious man. Eutropius tried to forge an alliance with Alaric, who now hold the balance of power between East and West. By putting his opponents to death and confiscating their wealth, he succeeded in getting Stilicho declared a public enemy and bring Africa under the control of the East in order to secure its grain, bringing the West to its knees and starving it. In any case, Arcadius was persuaded by the court to get Eutropius, who was in fact acting as the real emperor, out of the way and hit with damnatio memoriae as well. In his place was chosen Gainas himself, the Visigoth leader, who, however, was short-lived. The anti-barbarian mood that was fueled by influential figures, such as Patriarch John Chrysostom, resulted in a revolt in Constantinople against the Goths and, therefore, also against Gainas, and led to a massacre of the barbarians and the escape of their leader. At this point the reins of the empire were taken over by the emperor's wife, Aelia Eudoxia, as Arcadius proved incapable of governing. Aelia pushed Alaric to invade the West, receiving in turn fierce criticism from the patriarch and the hatred of much of the people. However, she died in 404 from an abortion, while Arcadius died of illness four years later. Condition: Near extremely fine; luster in field.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1068 - ARCADIUS (383-408). GOLD Tremissis. Mediolanum. Obv: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / M - D / COM. Victory advancing right, holding wreath and cross on globe.RIC 1214; Depeyrot 18/1. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.46 g. Diameter: 13 mm.

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Lot # 1069 - HONORIUS (393-423). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N HONORIVS P F AVG. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG Δ / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow, holding sceptre and victoriola.RIC 8; Depeyrot 55/2.Honorius became Augustus of the West at the age of ten at the behest of his father Theodosius I, who was intent on establishing the succession before his death. Given his young age, however, he was assisted by the valiant general Stilicho, who was half Vandal in origin and unlikely to have been aiming for the throne. The East, on the other hand, was entrusted to Honorius's brother Arcadius, and this was home to unrest because the two brothers did not like each other and were both assisted by cunning and manipulative advisers. By now there was no longer talk of a western and eastern part of the empire, but of two separate empires. Theodosius' project of a united empire in solidarity with the barbarian peoples, integrated into the Roman army, had failed. According to some historians Arcadius was the first Byzantine emperor. Stilicho faced great difficulties on the eastern front, mainly due to Alaric's Goths and other tribes crossing into Gaul. The situation precipitated and the Senate refused to pay a large sum of money to Alaric, further accusing Stilicho of conspiring with the enemy and condemning him to death in 408. It was the beginning of the end for the West, because the most valuable politician and general was lost. Honorius resided in Ravenna, where he treacherously attempted to murder Alaric, who was there to renew the 'foedus' with the emperor. This caused him to break off all negotiations and led to the famous 'sack of Rome' in 410, which marked the end of the city as capital. The news of Rome's fall represented a trauma for the empire and the collapse of the certainty of its invincibility. Honorius also did not recognize the marriage between his half-sister Galla Placidia and Ataulf, Alaric's successor. This marriage was strongly desired by the Goths and may have been a response to the crisis in the empire, as Ataulf intended to settle permanently in Roman territories by offering protection to the emperor instead of fighting him. In 413 General Flavius Constantius defeated four usurpers in the western provinces, succeeded in signing a peace treaty with Ataulf, and became associate emperor under the name Constantius III (421) but, unrecognized by the eastern empire, died shortly thereafter. In 423 Honorius also died, marking the final surrender, the birth of the Romano-Barbarian kingdoms and the first steps of medieval history. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.48 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

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Lot # 1070 - HONORIUS (393-423). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N HONORIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG B / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow, holding sceptre and victoriola.RIC 8; Depeyrot 55/2.Honorius became Augustus of the West at the age of ten at the behest of his father Theodosius I, who was intent on establishing the succession before his death. Given his young age, however, he was assisted by the valiant general Stilicho, who was half Vandal in origin and unlikely to have been aiming for the throne. The East, on the other hand, was entrusted to Honorius's brother Arcadius, and this was home to unrest because the two brothers did not like each other and were both assisted by cunning and manipulative advisers. By now there was no longer talk of a western and eastern part of the empire, but of two separate empires. Theodosius' project of a united empire in solidarity with the barbarian peoples, integrated into the Roman army, had failed. According to some historians Arcadius was the first Byzantine emperor. Stilicho faced great difficulties on the eastern front, mainly due to Alaric's Goths and other tribes crossing into Gaul. The situation precipitated and the Senate refused to pay a large sum of money to Alaric, further accusing Stilicho of conspiring with the enemy and condemning him to death in 408. It was the beginning of the end for the West, because the most valuable politician and general was lost. Honorius resided in Ravenna, where he treacherously attempted to murder Alaric, who was there to renew the 'foedus' with the emperor. This caused him to break off all negotiations and led to the famous 'sack of Rome' in 410, which marked the end of the city as capital. The news of Rome's fall represented a trauma for the empire and the collapse of the certainty of its invincibility. Honorius also did not recognize the marriage between his half-sister Galla Placidia and Ataulf, Alaric's successor. This marriage was strongly desired by the Goths and may have been a response to the crisis in the empire, as Ataulf intended to settle permanently in Roman territories by offering protection to the emperor instead of fighting him. In 413 General Flavius Constantius defeated four usurpers in the western provinces, succeeded in signing a peace treaty with Ataulf, and became associate emperor under the name Constantius III (421) but, unrecognized by the eastern empire, died shortly thereafter. In 423 Honorius also died, marking the final surrender, the birth of the Romano-Barbarian kingdoms and the first steps of medieval history. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.44 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Galla Placidia

Lot # 1071 - GALLA PLACIDIA (Augusta, 421-450). GOLD Solidus. Ravenna. Obv: D N GALLA PLACIDIA P F AVG. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing earring and double pearl-necklace, crowned by Manus Dei; cross on shoulder.Rev: VOT XX MVLT XXX / R - V / COMOB. Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to upper left.RIC 2020; Ranieri 76 corr. (cross on shoulder); Depeyrot 16/3.Galla Placidia was the daughter of emperor Theodosius I and his second wife Galla Justina. With her two Roman imperial dynasties were united, the Valentinianic dynasty (her maternal grandfather was Valentinian I) and her father's Theodosian dynasty. In 390 she received the title 'nobilissima,' which gave her dignity on a level with her brothers (Arcadius, Honorius, and Gratianus). After the sack of Rome in 410, Alaric's Visigoths left the city and took with them Galla Placidia, then 18 years old, as a hostage to force Honorius to concede to their demands for tribute and land. Upon Alaric's death, Ataulf led the Visigoths and Galla Placidia to Gaul, whom he took in marriage by Roman rite in 414 at Narbo, naming her queen of the Visigoths, hoping for Honorius' recognition. But the marriage was not recognized by the court in Ravenna, and Ataulf elected Priscus Attalus emperor, who was defeated by the Roman army, captured and sent to Honorius. Ataulf and Galla Placidia then traveled to Spain (early 415), where the king died shortly thereafter. The successor Walha, in exchange for a large amount of grain, agreed to fight for the Romans against the Vandals and Suebi in Spain, and to give back Galla Placidia, who returned to Ravenna with Constantius, who became her husband and was rewarded by Honorius with the consulship (417). Constantius III and Galla Placidia had two children, Justa Grata Honoria and the future emperor Valentinian III, on whose behalf Galla actually reigned for more than a decade. She died in 450, shortly after Justa Grata Honoria's marriage to Bassus Herculanus, and was buried in Rome in a chapel in the old St. Peter's Basilica. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.44 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Closing on: 2025-06-01 16:00:00 Roma time

Lot # 1072 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGGG H / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow and holding sceptre and globus surmounted by crowning Victory.RIC 26; Depeyrot 56/2. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.42 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

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Lot # 1073 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG I / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow and holding sceptre and globus surmounted by crowning Victory; star to left.RIC 202; Depeyrot 73/2. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1074 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG I / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow and holding sceptre and globus surmounted by crowning Victory; star to left.RIC 202; Depeyrot 73/2. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.26 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Starting price: € 240

Current bid: € 260

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Lot # 1075 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VOT XX MVLT XXX H / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross.RIC 219; Depeyrot 74/2. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.43 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

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Lot # 1076 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / CONOB. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right.RIC 276; Depeyrot 70/1. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.35 g. Diameter: 14 mm.

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Lot # 1077 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / CONOB. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right.RIC 276; Depeyrot 70/1. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.49 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

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Lot # 1078 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / CONOB. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right.RIC 276; Depeyrot 70/1. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 1.48 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

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Current bid: € 260

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Lot # 1079 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: IMP XXXXII COS XVII P P / COMOB. Constantinopolis seated left on throne, with foot set upon prow, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, and resting elbow upon shield; star to left.RIC 293; Depeyrot 84/1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.07 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1080 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Ravenna. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG / R - V / COMOB. Emperor standing right, with foot upon captive, holding labarum and victoriola.RIC 1322; Ranieri 66; Depeyrot 7/3. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.49 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1081 - VALENTINIAN III (425-455). GOLD Tremissis. Rome or Ravenna. Obv: D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: COMOB. Latin cross within wreath with central jewel.RIC 2060; Depeyrot 47/7. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.51 g. Diameter: 13 mm.

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Current bid: € 400

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Lot # 1082 - LEO I (457-474). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N LEO PERPET AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG H / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 605; Depeyrot 93/1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.46 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

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Lot # 1083 - LEO I (457-474). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: D N LEO PERPET AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / CONOB. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right.RIC 611. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.46 g. Diameter: 14 mm.

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Lot # 1084 - ZENO (474-491). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: D N ZENO PERP AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AGTSORIVM / CONOB. Victory advancing right, head left, holding globus cruciger and wreath; star to left.RIC 925.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.48 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

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Lot # 1085 - ZENO (Second reign, 476-491). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N ZENO PERP AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Γ / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 910 & 929; Depeyrot 108/1. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.40 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

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Starting price: € 320

Current bid: € 320

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Lot # 1086 - ZENO (Second reign, 476-491). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N ZENO PERP AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG H / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 910 & 929; Depeyrot 108/1. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 4.06 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

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Starting price: € 320

Current bid: € 325

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