Monete dell'Impero Romano

Lotto n. 1087 - 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 Z / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 910 & 929; Depeyrot 108/1. Condition: Mint State.Weight: 4.48 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 1086 - AELIA VERINA (Augusta, 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: Near very fine.Weight: 4.65 g. Diameter: 21 mm. Estimate: € 200

Lotto n. 1085 - 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 B / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 605 & 630; Depeyrot 93/1.Leo I, born in Thrace in 401, ascended the Eastern throne in 457 largely through the influence of the magister militum Aspar, who expected to dominate imperial policy and eventually secure the succession for one of his sons. Leo, however, soon distanced himself from Aspar’s control. He obstructed the promotion of Patricius, refused a dynastic marriage, and strengthened his position by recruiting Isaurian troops into his personal guard. Their leader, Tarasis, renamed Zeno, cemented this new alliance by marrying Leo’s daughter Ariadne in 466. Under Leo, the Eastern Empire resumed active involvement in Western affairs. Following the deaths of Majorian and Libius Severus, Leo appointed Anthemius as Western emperor and collaborated with him in a major expedition against the Vandal king Geiseric. The campaign collapsed in 468 due to Basiliscus’s mismanagement, resulting in the destruction of the imperial fleet and a severe financial crisis in Constantinople. The failure intensified anti‑Germanic sentiment at court. In 471, Leo, supported by the Isaurians, eliminated Aspar and his son Ardabur. Patricius survived but, compromised by his Arian faith and his marriage to Leo’s daughter Leontia, was compelled by Zeno to renounce both his wife and any claim to the throne. Leo died in January 474. His grandson Leo II briefly succeeded him, but his early death left Zeno as sole emperor. Leo’s reign marked a significant institutional development: for the first time, an emperor was crowned by the Patriarch of Constantinople. This act underscored the Eastern Church’s assertion of parity with Rome and inaugurated the medieval practice of treating imperial accession as a religious investiture. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.40 g. Diameter: 21 mm. Estimate: € 750

Lotto n. 1084 - MARCIAN (450-457). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG H / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field.RIC 510; Depeyrot 87/1.Ex Hess-Leu 24 (1964), lot 386 Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 21 mm. Estimate: € 1000

Lotto n. 1083 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). Siliqua. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VOT MVLT XXXX / CONS (star). Legend in three lines in wreath.RIC 389.Ex Aufhäuser Auction (?)/593 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.25 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 1082 - JOHANNES (Usurper, 423-425). Ae Nummus. Rome. Obv: D N IOHANNES P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SALVS REI PVBLICE / [...]. Victory advancing left, holding trophy and dragging captive; staurogram to left.Cf. RIC 1913ff. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.44 g. Diameter: 13 mm. Estimate: € 200

Lotto n. 1081 - HONORIUS (393-423). GOLD Solidus. Ravenna. Obv: D N HONORIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG / R - V / COMOB. Honorius standing right, with foot upon captive, holding labarum and victoriola.RIC 1321; Ranieri 13; Depeyrot 7/1.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: Very fine.Weight: 4.42 g. Diameter: 22 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 1080 - HONORIUS (393-423). Ae. Uncertain mint. Obv: D N HONORIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / [...]. Emperor on horseback right, raising right hand.Cf. RIC 69e (Antioch). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.54 g. Diameter: 14 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1079 - FLAVIUS VICTOR (387-388). Siliqua. Mediolanum. Obv: D N FL VICTOR P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VIRTVS ROMANORVM / MDPS. Roma seated facing on throne, head left, holding globus and spear.RIC 19b.Flavius Victor was the son of the Hispano-Roman general Magnus Maximus, who was proclaimed emperor by the troops stationed in Britain in 383, who were unhappy with Gratian. Maximus, an ambitious and capable figure, quickly succeeded in consolidating his power in Gaul, Britain and Hispania. He pursued Gratian as he fled to Italy, defeated and killed him, and even secured formal recognition from the Eastern Emperor Theodosius I, who temporarily accepted him as the legitimate ruler of the West. In 384, Magnus Maximus decided to place his son on the throne, proclaiming him Augustus. In the same year, Theodosius officially recognised both Maximus and the young Augustus, thereby establishing a truce between the two halves of the Empire. Although he was only a child, Victor formally held the role of co-emperor of the West, based in Treveri, the administrative capital of Gaul. There he remained under the guardianship of the generals Quintinus and Nanninus, whilst his father led military operations. In 387, Maximus decided to invade Italy to depose Valentinian II, provoking Theodosius’s response. The Eastern Emperor marched westwards in 388, defeated Maximus in Pannonia and captured him at Aquileia, where he was executed on 28 August 388. His son’s fate was also sealed: Theodosius sent the Frankish general Arbogast to Treveri, who had him killed shortly afterwards, thereby eliminating any potential dynastic rival. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.66 g. Diameter: 17 mm. Estimate: € 750

Lotto n. 1078 - MAGNUS MAXIMUS (383-388). Ae. Treveri. Obv: D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: REPARATIO REIPVB / SMTRP. Emperor standing left, raising turreted female kneeling right and holding crowning Victory on globe.RIC 85.1.RareEx Kaiser Frankfurt (1999), with ticket Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 4.77 g. Diameter: 25 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1077 - MAGNUS MAXIMUS (383-388). Siliqua. Treveri. Obv: D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG. Pearl-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: Very fine.Weight: 1.91 g. Diameter: 16 mm. Estimate: € 250

Lotto n. 1076 - ARCADIUS (383-408). Ae. Alexandria. Obv: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield; crowned by manus Dei above.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / T / ALEA. Emperor standing facing, head left, holding labarum and resting on shield; kneeling captive to left.RIC 7 var. (obv. legend break and T in rev. field). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.84 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1075 - AELIA FLACCILLA (Augusta, 379-386/8). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: AEL FLACCILLA AVG. Diademed and draped bust right.Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE / CONЄ. Victory seated right on chair, inscribing Christogram upon shield set upon short column to right.RIC 55.5. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.80 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1074 - THEODOSIUS I (379-395). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGGG I / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow and holding sceptre and shield inscribed VOT / X / MVLT / XV.RIC 71b.5; Depeyrot 47/1.Theodosius I, called "the Great" by Christian writers, was of Spanish origin. His father was a magister equitum who fell into disgrace under Valentinian I and was later executed by Gratian. However, Theodosius' military exploits in Britain against the Alamanni and Sarmati, and in Africa against the usurper Firmus, induced Gratian to elevate him to the rank of Augustus of the East in 379, to give him control of Thrace, Dacia and Macedonia. Theodosius managed to prevent another war against the Huns and Visigoths by signing an agreement in 382, allowing them to settle in Thrace on condition that they fight for him. The need to pay these mercenaries caused a considerable tax increase for the Romans, but it proved to be a successful move. Upon Gratian's death, the usurper of Britain, Magnus Maximus, marched into Italy and threatened the throne of Valentinian II. Theodosius married Valentinian II's sister, Galla, and succeeded in defeating Magnus Maximus in 388 with troops from the Visigoths and Huns. Another threat, however, was posed by Arbogaste, a Frankish general, who was able to put Eugenius on the Western throne instead of Valentinian II. Theodosius refused to recognize his position and appointed his son, Honorius, as Augustus of the West, inducing Eugenius to invade Italy and start a war. Eugenius and Arbogaste were defeated at the Frigidus River in 394, and Theodosius became sole Augustus of the entire empire, but he died shortly thereafter in Mediolanum. His funeral was celebrated by Bishop Ambrose, and the body was transported to Constantinople, where the consecratio took place. Theodosius is remembered as a fervent believer in the Nicene faith and for issuing the Edict of Thessalonica, by which he attempted to end theological disputes. He also made Christianity the sole state religion in 380, declaring Arians and devotees of other movements heretics. In 392 he banned the pagan religion. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.33 g. Diameter: 21 mm. Estimate: € 750

Lotto n. 1073 - THEODOSIUS I (379-395). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding shield and spear.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / CONA. Theodosius, helmeted, standing left on galley, head right, raising hand; Victory at helm; wreath to left.RIC 52c.3.Privately purchased (June 1993), with collector's ticket Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.89 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1072 - THEODOSIUS I (379-395). Ae. Antioch. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding shield and spear.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / ANTΓ. Theodosius, helmeted, standing left in galley left, head right, raising hand; wreath to left; to right, cross above Victory rowing.RIC 40d.4. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.22 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1071 - PROCOPIUS (365-366). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: D N PROCOPIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left.Rev: REPARATIO FEL TEMP / CONSB•. Procopius standing left, head right, holding labarum and resting hand upon shield; christogram to upper right; unidentified object to lower left.RIC 17a.4. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.90 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1070 - VALENS (364-378). Siliqua. Antioch. Obv: D N VALENS PER F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XX / •ANTA. Legend in four lines within wreath.RIC 34d.7. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.44 g. Diameter: 18 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1069 - VALENS (364-378). Siliqua. Treveri. Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VRBS ROMA / TRPS•. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding victoriola and sceptre.RIC 46a.1. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.10 g. Diameter: 18 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 1068 - VALENS (364-378). Siliqua. Treveri. Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VRBS ROMA / TRPS•. Roma seated left on throne, holding victoriola and sceptre.RIC 27e.1. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 2.15 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 1067 - VALENS (364-378). GOLD Solidus. Antioch. Obv: D N VALENS PER F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE / •ANTΘ•. Emperor standing facing, head right, holding standard with cross and victoriola.RIC 2d.xxv(4).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: Extremely fine; partially tooled.Weight: 4.40 g. Diameter: 22 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 1066 - VALENTINIAN I (364-375). GOLD Solidus. Treveri. Obv: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGG / TROBC. Valentinian and Valens seated facing on throne, hoding globe between them; above, winged Victory facing, with wings spread; below, palm frond between.RIC 17b.3; Depeyrot 43/1.Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger 38 (1964), lot 3654 Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 4.51 g. Diameter: 21 mm. Estimate: € 1000

Lotto n. 1065 - JOVIAN (363-364). Ae. Thessalonica. Obv: D N IOVIANVS P F P P AVG. Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA ROMANORVM / •TESΓ•. Emperor standing facing, head right, holding labarum and victoriola.RIC 238. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 7.76 g. Diameter: 27 mm. Estimate: € 250

Lotto n. 1064 - JOVIAN (363-364). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: D N IOVIANVS P F AVG. Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA ROMANORVM / CONSPA. Jovian standing facing, head right, holding labarum and crowning Victory on globe.RIC 177. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 8.35 g. Diameter: 29 mm. Estimate: € 200

Lotto n. 1063 - JULIAN II APOSTATA (360-363). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SECVRITAS REI PVB / (palm) BSISC (palm). Bull standing right; two stars above.RIC 418. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 8.26 g. Diameter: 30 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 1062 - JULIAN II APOSTATA (360-363). Ae. Thessalonica. Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVB / (palm)(star)TESΓ•(palm). Bull standing right; two stars above.RIC 226. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 7.88 g. Diameter: 29 mm. Estimate: € 270

Lotto n. 1061 - JULIAN II APOSTATA (360-363). Ae. Constantinople. Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVB• / (palm) CONSPB (palm). Bull standing right; two stars above.RIC 164. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 8.91 g. Diameter: 28 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 1060 - JULIAN II APOSTATA (360-363). Ae. Nicomedia. Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SECVRITAS REI PVB / (palm) NIKΓ (palm). Bull standing right; two stars above.RIC 121. Condition: Very fine; cleaning marks.Weight: 8.70 g. Diameter: 28 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1059 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left, star to right.Rev: HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS / A / •Є(?)SIS (star). Vetranio standing left, holding labarum and spear; to right, crowning Victory standing left.RIC 292. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.57 g. Diameter: 21 mm. Estimate: € 180

Lotto n. 1058 - 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 (star). Vetranio standing facing, head left, holding labarum in each hand; star above.RIC 290. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 5.25 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 125

Lotto n. 1057 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left, star to right.Rev: HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS / A / •ЄSIS•. Vetranio standing left, holding labarum and spear; to right, crowning Victory standing left.RIC 287. Condition: Uncirculated.Weight: 5.92 g. Diameter: 22 mm. Estimate: € 150

Lotto n. 1056 - 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•. Emperor in military dress standing facing, head left, holding standard with christogram on banner in each hand; star above head.RIC 285. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.88 g. Diameter: 22 mm. Estimate: € 150

Lotto n. 1055 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Thessalonica. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A - B / •TSΔ•. Emperor in military dress standing facing, head left, holding standard with christogram on banner in each hand; star above head.RIC 132. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.18 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 90

Lotto n. 1054 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Thessalonica. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A - B / •TSA•. Emperor in military dress standing facing, head left, holding standard with christogram on banner in each hand; star above head.RIC 132. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.86 g. Diameter: 25 mm. Estimate: € 120

Lotto n. 1053 - VETRANIO (350). Ae. Thessalonica. Obv: D N VETRANIO P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A - B / •TSΔ•. Emperor in military dress standing facing, head left, holding standard with christogram on banner in each hand; star above head.RIC 132. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.18 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Estimate: € 150

Lotto n. 1052 - MAGNENTIUS (350-353). Ae. Treveri. Obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES / TRS(?). Large Chi-Rho; A - ω across field.Cf. RIC 318. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 7.15 g. Diameter: 30 mm. Estimate: € 200

Lotto n. 1051 - MAGNENTIUS (350-353). Ae. Treveri(?). Obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left.Rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES / TRP(?). Two Victories standing facing one another, holding between them a round shield inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X in four lines.RIC 312. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.07 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1050 - MAGNENTIUS (350-353). Ae. Treveri. Obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left.Rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES / TRP. Two Victories standing facing one another, holding between them a round shield inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X in four lines.RIC 312. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 22 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1049 - MAGNENTIUS (350-353). Ae. Treveri. Obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A behind.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / TRP (crescent). Magnentius on horse galloping right, spearing fallen enemy to lower right; shield and broken spear below.RIC 271. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.73 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1048 - MAGNENTIUS (350-353). Ae. Rome. Obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right; B to left.Rev: VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES / (star) / RP. Two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X in four lines.RIC 216. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.35 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 1047 - MAGNENTIUS (350-353). Ae. Arelate. Obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / L - (star) / SAR. Emperor on horseback right, spearing captive; broken spear and shield below horse.RIC 155 var. (mintmark).Ex Lothar Holland, Essen (July 1990), with collector's ticket Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.00 g. Diameter: 25 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 1046 - MAGNENTIUS (350-353). Ae. Lugdunum. Obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left.Rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE / christogram / SP / RPLG. Two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X in four lines; Christogram above.RIC 145. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.17 g. Diameter: 21 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 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 with star in central medallion.RIC 16.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: Near mint state.Weight: 2.89 g. Diameter: 22 mm. Estimate: € 2000

Lotto n. 1044 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Treveri. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SALVS AVG NOSTRI / TRS(?). Large Christogram; A - ω across field.RIC 332.This coin belongs to the period of Poemenius' revolt against Magnentius and Decentius, whenTreveri mint began minting hybrid coins in the name of Constantius II and with Magnentius' typical christogram. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.25 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 1043 - 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: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A / •ЄSIS•. Constantius standing left, holding labarum in each hand; star above.RIC 284. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.10 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 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 / •BSIS(star). Constantius standing left, holding labarum and spear; to right, crowning Victory standing left.RIC 291. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.90 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1041 - 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 (star). Constantius standing left, holding labarum and sceptre, being crowned by Victory.RIC 291. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.57 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1040 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left.Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM / A / •BSIS (star). Constantius standing left, holding labarum in each hand; star above.RIC 280. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.44 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1039 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Ae. Siscia. Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A behind.Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / A - (star) / •ASIS•. Helmeted soldier advancing left, holding shield and spearing falling horseman.RIC 257. Condition: Uncirculated.Weight: 5.12 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 1038 - CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Siliqua. Rome. Obv: CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTI / R. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.RIC 240.Very rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.19 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 100