Two nice little finds on Ebay

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  1. Tejas

    Tejas Well-Known Member

    I love late Roman bronze coins and was quite happy when I received the following two recent finds. The coins were sold by an antiques dealer and they were quite inexpensive.
    1. Aelia Flaccilla - SALVS REI PVBLICAE - Antioch
    The coin is on a large (24mm) flan and I the portrait is very naturalistic.

    2. Honorius - GLORIA ROMANORVM - Antioch
    Honorius AE-2 in nice condition are relatively difficult to find.

    I would be very interested to see members' late Roman bronzes of Aelia Flacilla and Aelia Eudoxia Screenshot 2020-03-01 at 21.25.58.png Screenshot 2020-03-01 at 21.37.33.png
     
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  3. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Congrats! Nice coins with the happiness of a nice price.

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    RI Aelia Flacilla w Theodosius I 373-388 CE 21mm 5-7g Victory Christogram shield Antioch RIC IX 61


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

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Those are nice, congrats.

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    Aelia Flaccilla (379 - 386 A.D.)
    Æ2
    O: AEL FLACCILLA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right.
    R: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Empress standing with hands folded on her chest. SMKr" in exergue.
    Cyzicus mint
    5.5g
    RIC IX 24; LRBC 2567

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    Honorius (392 - 395 A.D.)
    Æ2
    O: DN HONORIVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
    R: GLORIA ROMANORVM; Emperor standing, facing head right, holding standard and globe. ANTΓ in ex.
    Antioch Mint
    22mm
    5.8g
    RIC IX Antioch 68e
     
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  5. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Nice hunting! Once in a great while, you can find something decent in the vast swamp of fakes and overpriced junk that is eBay.
     
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  6. bcuda

    bcuda El Ibérico loco

    Nice coins !
    Finding a decent Honorius , Arcadius and Theodosius at a good price is not an easy task!

    I just picked up this Theodosius.

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  7. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    My nicest Aelia Flaccilla:


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    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 set on cippus. T in field r, ANTЄ in exergue.
    Refs: RIC 61.3; Sear 20616; Cohen 4; c.f. LRBC II 2747.
     
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  8. Valentinian

    Valentinian Well-Known Member

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  9. Orielensis

    Orielensis Well-Known Member

    Nice ebay finds!

    I have this large Aelia Flaccilla from Cyzicus as well as an example of the small SALVS REIPVBLICAE type, which yet needs to be photographed.

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    Aelia Flaccilla, Roman Empire, AE2, 383–388, Cyzicus mint. Obv: AEL FLACCILLA AVG; bust of Aelia Flaccilla, with elaborate headdress, draped, necklace, and mantle, r. Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE; empress, head r., standing facing, arms folded on breast; in exergue, SMKΓ. 22mm, 4.32g. Ref: RIC IX Cyzicus 24. Ex Holding History; ex AMCC 2, lot 521 (their picture).
     
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  10. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

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    Aelia Eudoxia
    (Bronze) AE3
    Nicomedia mint, A.D. 395-401
    Obv: AEL EVDO-XIA AVG
    Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM - Empress on throne, crowned by hand of God
    SMNB in exergue; cross (very faint) in right field
    RIC (Arcadius) 80
    17mm, 2.3g
     
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  11. Gavin Richardson

    Gavin Richardson Well-Known Member

    Nice Aelia F.

    Here is a recent eBay Arcadius. Something like six dollars shipped. I thought it had a good hand of God.

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  12. svessien

    svessien Senior Member

    That's a really lovely Aelia Flaccilla. Congratulations!
     
  13. Andrew McMenamin

    Andrew McMenamin Nerva You Mind

    Two very nice coins. Hard to find in nice condition (which yours are) at a good price. Congrats.
     
  14. seth77

    seth77 Well-Known Member

    A Flaccilla matching the OP, although not as well preserved:

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