Your Best Examples of Late Roman 4th-5th Cent. AE

A few of the nicer ones:


Maximinus II Daza, AD 309-313, as Augustus.
Roman Æ follis, 21.4 mm, 4.88 g, 12 h.
Antioch, AD 312.
Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head, right.
Rev: GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding head of Sol and cornucopiae; *|Z //ANT.
Refs: RIC 164b; Cohen 21; RCV 14840.


Crispus, AD 316-326.
Roman billon centenionalis, 3.07 g, 19.3 mm, 11 h.
Alexandria, AD 325-26.
Obv: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, left.
Rev: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, two-turreted gateway of military camp, star above; SMALA in exergue.
Refs: RIC vii, p. 709, 35; LRBC I 1403; Cohen 125; RCV 16813.



Aelia Flaccilla, AD 379-386.
Roman AE Maiorina (AE 2), 4.78 gm, 21.55 mm, 6 h.
Antioch, AD 383-386.
Obv: AEL FLACCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated r., inscribing chi-rho onto shield. T in field r, ANTЄ in exergue.
Refs: RIC 61.3; Sear 20616; Cohen 4; c.f. LRBC II 2747.

 

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Arcadius - a late example of a nice heavy coin. Soon these puppies disappeared...

 

Constantius Gallus - AE2

Obv:- D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NBO(sic) C, Bare headed draped & cuirassed bust right; A
Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor standing left on galley, holding Victory on globe and labarum; Victory behind, steering galley
Minted in Siscia (III | * // BSIS)
Reference:– RIC VIII Siscia 329 var (would be C but obverse legend error)

5.16 gms. 23.42 mm. 180 degrees.

 

Valentniian II - AE3

Obv:- D N VALENTINIA NVS IVN P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev:- VRBS ROMA, Roma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass, Victory on globe in right hand, spear in left.
Minted in Antioch (_ | * //ANTB)
Reference:- RIC IX Antioch 51

 

These are my favorite, mostly from my campgate days

 

Beautiful examples of late roman AE in this thread. A couple of mine:
Maximinus II
Licinius I
Constantine I
Crispus
Constantine II

 

Nice slivering !! Hard to find one like this

 

Mine:


Constantine II (337-340 BC) Æ4 Siscia mint circa 337-340 BC
Obverse: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Two soldiers standing facing, holding shield and inverted spear; between them, standard. In exergue, ESIS - crescent
Reference: RIC 96

 

There are a lot of great 4th century coins here... what about 5th century?! At the year 400-ish, my Roman collection screeches to a halt. After Arcadius, Honorius... I don't have much until Anastasius. What about you?

I'd love to see nice(r) examples of the scrappy 5th century coins you usually see.

 

Like the chi-rho on the standard.

 

I am not a big fan of Roman coinage after approx 200 CE. And, getting into the 5th C CE seems coinage really deteriorated...


RI Verina wife of Leo I AE2 20mm 457-475 Victory inscribing CHI RHO - RIC X 656 R3 RARE



RI Aelia Eudoxia wife of Arcadius 395-401 CE AE3 2.83g 17mm crowned by hand of God Enthroned Constan mint RIC 79



RI Arcadius AR Siliqua 383-408 CE Roma Seated l holding globe with Victory; VIRTVS ROMANORVM RIC 106b



RI Zeno 476-491 CE 2nd reign AE 10mm Monogram



RI Johannes 423-425 CE AE4 Nummus Victory RARE



RI Leo I 457-474 CE AE 4 10mm Salus Emp stdg hldg Globe and Standard



RI Marcian 450-457 CE AE4 11mm monogram



RI Valentinian III 425-455 CE AE 9mm Rome mint



RI Theodosius II 402-450 CE AE4 11mm Cross in Wreath



RI Arcadius AE2 383-408 CE Emp stdg Standard and Globe

 

I always thought this was one of the most interesting reverse types for Constantine I.


Constantine the Great Ae Follis, Thessalonica mint
Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG; Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VIRT EXERC; Plan of a roman camp with Sol standing left at center, holding globe and extending hand, TSB in exergue

 

That's a cool coin, Brian!

 

Never seen one like that Brian! Very cool

 

Really interesting coin, I had not seen that before. How exactly does that "X" shape map onto a Roman camp plan? I just googled a bit about how Roman camps were laid out, and I don't see the connection.

 

They exist but are less common. Being offstruck is also common. This one suffers from that or is on too small a flan, but has little wear.

Zeno(second reign)
477 to 491 AD
Mint: ?
AE 3
Obvs: DN ZE[ ] PE Λ, Helmeted, draped and cuirassed right.
Revs: No inscription, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and dragging captive. Chi-Rho to l
13mm, 1.0g
Ref: cf RIC X 952a
Possibly unpublished

 

Here is a post where we discussed it.

 

In the 5th century most Roman AE coins are small or very small. The mint of Cherson (in Crimea, a peninsula which projects down into the north part of the Black Sea) has rare exceptions. Here is one:


Valentinian III, 425-455.
AE 22-21. 5.09 grams.
CONCORDIA ACV
with backwards "N" and blundered "AVGG" and the "D" looks almost like an "R".
CONS (backwards "N" again) for "Constantinople". If this type was actually struck in Constantinople, it was all shipped north because all the examples were found in Crimea. The fabric is unlike any contemporary coins of Constantinople.
Theodosius II was the other emperor who struck this type.

RIC X 461 "R4" struck "?437". It was extremely rare when RIC was written but many have appeared since then, most with chips or other flan problems.
For other coins of Cherson, mostly Byzantine, see:
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Cherson/

For a comprehensive list of late Roman AE from 364-450, see:
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/

 

Galerius

IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG
laureate head right

SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN
R wreath S in ex.
Moneta standing left with scales and cornucopiae

9.32g
30 mm
EF
Scarce
Rome 306 AD
Rome RIC VI 132b
See notes below

This is the Wildwinds example!

Notes: RIC lists these types as being produced in two periods,
the second period (coins are identical in all respects) being struck in Autumn 306, and also listed as RIC 158a and
159a.

 

Not a rare type, but rare for Valentinian III, and in very decent condition.