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Lot # 845 - CARAUSIUS (286-293). Antoninianus. Londinium. Obv: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: PAX AVG / F - O / ML. Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre.RIC 101.Ex Ariminum Collection Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 5.26 g. Diameter: 25 mm.
Domitius Domitianus
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Lot # 846 - DOMITIUS DOMITIANUS (Usurper, 297-298). Follis. Alexandria. Obv: IMP CL DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Γ / ALE. Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; to left, eagle standing left, head right.RIC 20.Domitius Domitianus took power for a short time in Egypt (296-297), during the reign of Diocletian. Nothing is known of his origins; he probably served as prefect before the rebellion, which was caused by an imperial edict worsening fiscal conditions in the region. Domitianus died in December 297, when Diocletian traveled to Egypt to deal with the revolt. Ex Ariminum Collection Condition: Good fine.Weight: 7.71 g. Diameter: 27 mm.
Ourtstanding Isis Festival !
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Lot # 847 - ANONYMOUS. Festival of Isis. Ae (4th century AD). Alexandria. Obv: DEO SANCTO SARAPIDI. Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus.Rev: DEO SANCTO NILO / A / ALE. Nilus reclining left, leaning upon rocks and holding reed and cornucopia.Vagi 3384; van Heesch 6b (unlisted officina); Alföldi, Festival, pl. IV, 35 var. (officina).Very rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.70 g. Diameter: 15 mm.
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Lot # 848 - DIOCLETIAN (284-305). Follis. Heraclea. Obv: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / HTA. Genius standing left, holding cornucopia and sacrificing with patera.RIC 17a. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 11.91 g. Diameter: 29 mm.
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Lot # 849 - MAXIMIANUS HERCULIUS (286-305). Antoninianus. Antioch. Obv: IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust right.Rev: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG / •/Є / XXI. Jupiter standing right, holding sceptre and globe, facing Hercules standing left, holding Victory, club and lion’s skin.RIC 622. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.52 g. Diameter: 24 mm.
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Lot # 850 - CONSTANTIUS I (Caesar, 293-305). Argenteus. Nicomedia. Obv: CONSTANTIVS CAESAR. Laureate head right.Rev: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG / SMNΓ. Camp gate with four turrets and open door; star above doorway.RIC 24. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.19 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 851 - GALERIUS (Caesar, 293-305). Argenteus. Thessalonica. Obv: MAXIMIANVS NOB C. Laureate head right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / TS•Γ•. Camp gate, with four turrets and open doors; star above doorway.RIC 8 (unlisted officina). Condition: Extremely fine; luster in field.Weight: 3.30 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 852 - GALERIUS MAXIMIANUS (305-311). GOLD Aureus. Nicomedia. Obv: MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI (NK) / SMN. Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.RIC 33; Calicó 4926.Galerius was born near Serdica in Dacia. He distinguished himself in war under Aurelian and Probus, served as praetorian prefect to Diocletian, and took the name Maximianus 'Jovius' in 293, when he became caesar in the East and was adopted by Diocletian before marrying his daughter. In 296 he was engaged in a military campaign in Egypt against the Persian king Narseh. Galerius suffered a heavy defeat that went down in history, as it caused the loss of Mesopotamia. However, he did not give up and was later able to defeat Narsehand recover the province in 298. Through this success he regained the emperor's trust and, following the abdication of Diocletian and Maximian, became augustus in the East in 305. He moved the capital from Thessalonica to Nicomedia and appointed Severus as caesar in the West and Constantine (son of Constantius Chlorus) in the East. When Severus lost his life to the revolt of Maxentius, son of Maximianus, Galerius's dream of reunifying the empire was threatened. In 308 at Carnuntum he succeeded in getting Licinius the throne of the West so as to keep the civil wars and the lust for power of many figures in check. After that Galerius became seriously ill and, fearing divine punishment, proclaimed an important measure in favor of Christians. According to historians he conducted prolonged persecutions and had influenced even the decisions of Diocletian. Therefore, before he died, he revoked Diocletian's edict, granting Christians peace and freedom of worship within the empire. With his death the Tetrarchy also died. Condition: Extremely fine; some restorations.Weight: 5.36 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 853 - MAXIMINUS II DAIA (310-313). Follis. Nicomedia. Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: VIRTVTI EXERCITVS / Γ / SMN. Virtus advancing right, holding shield, spear and trophy.RIC 70b. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.27 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 854 - LICINIUS II (Caesar, 317-324). Follis. Cyzicus. Obv: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C. Laureate and draped bust left, holding mappa and sceptre.Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS / (wreath) - A / SMK. Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre.RIC 11. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.46 g. Diameter: 19 mm.
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Lot # 855 - CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Thessalonica. Obv: IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN / •TS•Є•. Jupiter standing left, holding victoriola and sceptre; to left, eagle standing left, head right, with wreath in beak.RIC 61b. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.09 g. Diameter: 25 mm.
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Lot # 856 - CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Ticinum. Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG / ST. VOT / XX / crescent in three lines within wreath.RIC 167. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.78 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 857 - CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Siscia. Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG / ΓSIS (sun). VOT / XX in two lines within wreath.RIC 180. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.70 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 858 - CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Commemorative Series. Follis. Nicomedia. Obv: VRBS ROMA. Helmeted and mantled bust of Roma left.Rev: SMNB. She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; three pellets between stars above.RIC 195. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.01 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 859 - CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Treveri. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. Laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP / STR. Two Victories standing facing one another, holding shield inscribed VOT / PR between, set upon altar decorated with star.RIC 213. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.20 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 860 - CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Commemorative Series. Follis. Arelate. Obv: VRBS ROMA. Helmeted and mantled bust of Roma left.Rev: [...]CONST. She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; above, pellet-in-wreath between two stars.RIC 379. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.60 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 861 - CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Treveri. Obv: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI / T - F / PTR. Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globus.RIC 873. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.69 g. Diameter: 24 mm.
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Lot # 862 - CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Treveri. Obv: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI. Radiate and draped bust of Sol right.RIC 893. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.52 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 863 - CRISPUS (Caesar, 316-326). Follis. Thessalonica. Obv: CRISPVS NOB CAES. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.Rev: VIRTVS EXERCIT / S - F // •TS•Δ•. Vexillum inscribed VOT/XX in two lines; bound captive seated to left and right.RIC 78. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.97 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 864 - CRISPUS (Caesar, 316-326). Follis. Londinium. Obv: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES. Laureate, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP / PLN. Two Victories standing facing one another, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/P R over altar with star-in-wreath.RIC 175. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.80 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 865 - CONSTANTINE II (Caesar, 316-337). Follis. Thessalonica. Obv: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Laureate and draped bust left, holding Victory on globe and mappa.Rev: VIRTVS EXERCIT / •TS•B•. Vexillum inscribed VOT / XX in two lines; bound captive to left and right; chi-rho to left.RIC 83 (R4).Very rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.10 g. Diameter: 19 mm.
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Lot # 866 - CONSTANS (337-350). Follis. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / ΔSIS (symbol). Constans standing left in galley left, holding crowning Phoenix and labarum; to right, rowing Victory seated left.RIC 199. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.24 g. Diameter: 17 mm.
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Lot # 867 - CONSTANS (337-350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANS P F AVG. Laureate and rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / ASIS(symbol)R. Constans standing left in galley, holding labarum and crowning phoenix on globe; to right, Victory rowing left.RIC 207. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.98 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 868 - HANNIBALLIANUS (Rex Regum, 335-337). Follis. Constantinople. Obv: FL HANNIBALIANO REGI. Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SECVRITAS PVBLICA / CONSς. River god Euphrates reclining right, holding sceptre and reed, and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows.RIC 147. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.74 g. Diameter: 16 mm.
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Lot # 869 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Sirmium. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX / SIRM. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 15. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.12 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 870 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Sirmium. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX / • SIRM. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 17. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.56 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 871 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Nicomedia. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed head right.Rev: VOTIS / XXV / MVLTIS / XXX / SMN. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 40. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.28 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 872 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / Γ / CONSA (star). Helmeted soldier with shield to left, spearing falling horseman.RIC 81. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.92 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 873 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / Γ / CONSA (star). Helmeted soldier with shield to left, spearing falling horseman.RIC 81. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.96 g. Diameter: 24 mm.
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Lot # 874 - 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 • H. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 102. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.96 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 875 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Antioch. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed head right.Rev: VOTIS / XXV / MVLTIS / XXX / ANT. Legend in four lines within wreath..RIC 106. Condition: Extremely fine; some luster in field.Weight: 3.37 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 876 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Antioch. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / Γ / ANS. Helmeted soldiers standing left, holding shield and spearing fallen horseman.RIC 132. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 6.50 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 877 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Thessalonica. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed head right.Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX / TES. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 163. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.33 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 878 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / ΔSIS•. Constantius standing left on galley, holding labarum and phoenix upon globus; Victory to right, steering galley.RIC 197. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.19 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 879 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Follis. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / ASIS•. Radiate Phoenix standing right on pile of rocks.RIC 231. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.49 g. Diameter: 19 mm.
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Lot # 880 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Siscia. Obv: CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / SIS. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and trophy.RIC 266. Condition: Extremely fine; some luster in field.Weight: 2.77 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 881 - 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 mint state.Weight: 3.01 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
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Lot # 882 - 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 wreath and trophy.RIC -, cf. 299 note; RSC -; Cohen 45.Extremely 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: 2.74 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 883 - 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: 5.64 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
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Lot # 884 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 5.56 g. Diameter: 24 mm.
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Lot # 885 - JULIAN II APOSTATA (360-363). GOLD Solidus. Sirmium. Obv: FL CL IVLIANVS P P AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VIRTVS EXERCITVS ROMANORVM / SIRM (wreath). Soldier standing right, head left, holding trophy and dragging captive to left.RIC 94; Depeyrot 20/1.Julian II was born in Constantinople, son of Basilina and Julius Constantius, half-brother of Constantine I 'the Great'. Because of his young age he was spared in the 337 massacre of Constantine's family members. His youthful education at the court of Constantius II was in the care of the pagan eunuch Mardonius, marked by the myth of classical culture and paganism, particularly Neoplatonism. Upon the death of Constantius Gallus, Julian took his place as Caesar in 355 and married Constantius II's sister, Helena, after which he immediately left to fight the Germans who had invaded Colonia Agrippinensium. Here, after a series of fights, he succeeded in winning the favor of the people and the army, who acclaimed him Augustus in 360, raising the ire of Constantius II. Upon the latter's death Julian became sole emperor and moved back to Constantinople, beginning to deprive the Christian Church of all the rights that had been granted to it by its predecessors, thus earning the appellation "Apostate." Although he never openly persecuted Christians, his policies undoubtedly favored pagans and Jews. Julian also distinguished himself as a man of culture, writing several works, both satirical and philosophical. His main goal was to get the Romans to return to worshiping the ancient gods, and he thought he would succeed by winning the war against the Persians of Shapur II. After a series of victories the emperor reached the gates of Ctesiphon in June 363, but at that point he hesitated and, instead of attacking the city, decided to wait until he rejoined Procopius' army. This move proved fatal, for after a hard fight at Maranga on the Tigris, he was wounded and killed at Samarra. Julian was buried at Tarsus, while peace was signed with Shapur II and Jovian, a moderate Christian, was elected new emperor. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.45 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 886 - JULIAN II APOSTATA (360-363). Ae. Heraclea. Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVB / •HERACL•B. Bull, with head facing, standing right; two stars above.RIC 104. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.51 g. Diameter: 29 mm.
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Lot # 887 - JULIAN II APOSTATA (360-363). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG. Helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust left, holding shield and spear.Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XX / (palm) CONSP[...] (palm). Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 166. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.95 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 888 - VALENTINIAN I (364-375). GOLD Solidus. Antioch. Obv: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE / (star) ANTΓ (star). Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum with cross on banner and victoriola; cross to left.RIC 2b.xxxviii.3; Depeyrot 20/1. Condition: Extremely fine; luster in field.Weight: 4.43 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 889 - VALENS (364-378). GOLD Solidus. Antioch. Obv: D N VALENS PER F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE / (star) ANTA (star). Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum with cross on banner and victoriola; cross potent to left.RIC 2d.xxxvii.1; Depeyrot 20/2.Flavius 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: Near mint state; lustrous.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
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Lot # 890 - 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: 2.12 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 891 - THEODOSIUS I (379-395). Ae. Heraclea. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / SMHA. Theodosius standing left in galley, head right, raising hand; Victory seated to right.RIC 11c. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.43 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 892 - 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 I / 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 mint State.Weight: 4.45 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 893 - ARCADIUS (383-408). Ae. Cyzicus. Obv: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / SMKΓ. Helmeted emperor on horseback right, raising right hand.RIC 29b. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.93 g. Diameter: 16 mm.
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Lot # 894 - MAGNUS MAXIMUS (383-388). Siliqua. Treveri. Obv: D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VIRTVS ROMANORVM / TRPS. Roma seated facing on throne, head left, holding globus and spear.RIC 84b.1. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.25 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 895 - FLAVIUS VICTOR (387-388). Ae. Aquileia(?). Obv: D N FL VICTOR P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SPES ROMANORVM / SMAQP(?). Camp gate with two turrets; star above.Cf. RIC 55b.1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.95 g. Diameter: 13 mm.
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Lot # 896 - 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 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; luster in field.Weight: 4.48 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 897 - JOHANNES ? (Usurper, 423-425). Ae Nummus. Rome. Obv: [...]F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: Victory advancing left, holding trophy and dragging captive; staurogram to left.Cf. RIC 1920ff. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.98 g. Diameter: 10 mm.
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Lot # 898 - AELIA VERINA. Wife of Leo I (457-484). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: AEL VERINA AVG. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right.Rev: SALVS REI PVBLICAE / CONE. Victory seated right, inscribing Christogram on shield.RIC 656.Rare Condition: Good fine.Weight: 4.93 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 899 - 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 S / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 910 & 929; Depeyrot 108/1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.46 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

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