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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Voulgaroktonou, post: 8027065, member: 84047&quot;]What a nice Valentinian; wonderful posts, photos, and comments! My graduate training was in 4th-5th c. Latin literature, so moving into the late empire in the 1970s seemed a natural progression from my earlier Roman and Greek. Trying to narrow down my favorite late Roman coins is like trying to pick a favorite among my dogs. Can’t be done…</p><p><br /></p><p>So here are a few:</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I. Constantinople, 327. Ae, 2.77 gr. 19 mm. 4h. RIC 19.</p><p>Constantine II. Siscia, 337-40. Heavy Miliarense, 4.47 gr. 25 mm 6h. RIC 47</p><p>Constantius II. Constantinople, 351-5. Siliqua, 3.46 gr. 22 mm. 12h. RIC 102.</p><p>Constantius II. Antioch, 337-47. Solidus, 4.46 gr. 22 mm. 5h. RIC 7. Ex Edward Gans 5 Aug. 1956.</p><p>Julian II. Trier, 360-3. Siliqua, 2.25 gr. 17 mm 12h. RIC 365.</p><p>Julian II. Lyons, 360-3. Siliqua, 2.08 gr. 17 mm. 6h. RIC 212</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391117[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A few others…</p><p><br /></p><p>Julian II. Arles, 360-3. Siliqua, 2.05 gr. 17 mm. 7h. RIC 309. Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard.</p><p>Gratian. Trier, 378-83. Solidus, 4.50gr. 21 mm. 6h. RIC 49b. G. de Falco, 16 Nov. 1958.</p><p>Theodosius II. Ravenna, 407. Solidus, 4.38 gr. 21 mm. 1h. RIC 1311</p><p>Valentinian III. Ravenna, 430-40. Solidus, 4.38 gr. 22 mm. 12h. RIC 2018.</p><p>Marcian, Constantinople, 450-7. Siliqua, 1.41 gr. 18 mm. 12h. RIC 528. Leu 15, 28 Feb. 2021, lot 2222.</p><p>Basiliscus and Marcus, Constantinople, 475-6. Semissis, 2.22 gr. 18 mm. 4h. RIC 1028</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391118[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=76909]@Aussie Collector[/USER] pointed out, the empire lasted another thousand years after the time of the first Constantine. So here are my 2 Constantine XI 1/8 stavrata….</p><p><br /></p><p>And for any autograph hunters out there, here&#039;s one you might enjoy, although I much doubt you&#039;ll find a copy to acquire: the signature of Constantine XI Palaeologos, 1448-1453, the last emperor of the Romans. This is from a contemporary chrysobull, or imperial decree. The wording follows very closely the inscriptions found on his stavrata and that of his immediate predecessors.</p><p><br /></p><p>+ Κωνσταντίνος εν Χριστώ τω Θεώ πιστός βασιλεύς και αυτοκράτωρ των Ρωμαίων ο Παλαιολόγος :+</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine, in Christ, God, faithful emperor and autocrat of the Romans, the Palaeologos.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, photos of my 2 eighth stavrata of Constantine XI. They were published in Simon’s article in Revue Numismatique&nbsp; v. 33 (1991) pp. 134-142. They are Bendall 110 and Bendall 129 respectively.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine XI. Constantinople. 1449/53. Eighth Stavraton. 0.63 gr. 12.7 mm. hr. 11. Sear -; DO 1789. Bendall, “The coinage of Constantine XI” (Revue Numismatique 1991, pp. 134-142), #110 (this coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine XI. Constantinople. 1449/53. Eighth Stavraton. 0.63 gr. 13 mm. hr. 12. Sear -; DO 1789. Bendall, op. cit.#129 (this coin).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391119[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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