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

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  1. kolyan760

    kolyan760 Well-Known Member

    Please share your Best AE only :

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  3. kolyan760

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  4. Clavdivs

    Clavdivs Well-Known Member

    Very nice!....
    My best are common coins but I do love the portraits, good strike and clear legends... kind of a rarity as far as my collection goes...:)

    Love the portrait of Crispus here... what could have been?
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    RIC vol VII Aquileia 106 R1
    322 AD
    Obv: CRISPVS NOB CAES, bust r.
    Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath containing VOT X
    Size: 18.95 mm
    Weight: 2.8 grams

    Constantine:
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    Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right.
    Rev: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX within wreath
    Mintmark: Epsilon SIS sunburstRIC VII Siscia, 180.

    Constantine with a tiny little arm....and a fu manchu 'stache...
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    Struck A.D. 319
    19mm
    IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG -- high crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on left arm
    VICT• LAETAE PRINC PERP -- two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with I
    In ex. •ASIS•
    RIC VII Siscia 82 r5
     
  5. David@PCC

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  6. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    Strong detail for a coin usually seen very worn, congrats kolyan760. I have just taken a new photo of a coin I received recently highlighting it's silvering a lot better. She-wolf.jpg Maxentius, 307-312. Follis (Silvered bronze, 25 mm, 6.77 g, 7 h), Aquileia, late summer 307. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG Laureate head of Maxentius to right. Rev. CONSERV VRBS SVAE / AQΓ Roma seated left within tetrastyle temple, holding scepter and handing globe to Maxentius standing right, holding scepter; seated captive between; Victories as acroteria, she-wolf and twins in pediment. RIC 113. Good very fine.
    From the S. Pozzi Collection, privately purchased from K. Alber on 16 January 1973 and previously acquired from G. Brosi, Basel.
     
  7. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

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  8. Clavdivs

    Clavdivs Well-Known Member

    I certainly second that - a very special coin David!
     
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  9. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    That's gorgeous. I always associate Roman coins with a lack in aesthetic quality, but dang this one is NICE
     
  10. kolyan760

    kolyan760 Well-Known Member

    Is that Golden Gate Bridge I(____)I LOL
     
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  11. David@PCC

    David@PCC allcoinage.com

    Some think it is the Milvian bridge (Ponte Molle), and others don't. I did a write up on it some time ago.
     
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  12. Clavdivs

    Clavdivs Well-Known Member

    Stylized Milvian Bridge ...... Occam's razor.
    Great coin.
     
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  13. Orange Julius

    Orange Julius Well-Known Member

    These later coins don't get much attention in my collection so... Here's a late 4th century coin bomb!

    For those unfamiliar with coins of this time period... these are nicer than most for the era. Lots of rough coins from here on out.

    Arcadius
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    Theodosius I
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    Valentinian II
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  14. kolyan760

    kolyan760 Well-Known Member

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  15. Shea19

    Shea19 Well-Known Member

    Very nice coins. My best LRB is probably this Constantine I campgate...pretty common coin, but I really like the portrait of Constantine on this one.

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    Constantine I, AE Follis, Treveri, 326. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG Laureate head of Constantine I to right. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG / PTR(pellet-in-crescent) Camp gate with two turrets and no doors; above, star. RIC 475.
     
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  16. Alegandron

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

    I focus on the Roman Republic, so I really do not collect much after BCE.

    Here is one I captured from @John Anthony in one of his great auctions, that he is starting up again!

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    RI Constantine I CE 306-337
    Æ Follis 19mm 3.2g Siscia Mint CE 326-7
    AVG Laureate R -
    PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp gate 2 turrets no door star
    RIC 200
     
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  17. Magnus Maximus

    Magnus Maximus Dulce et Decorum est....

    I wish I had more late Roman bronze to be honest. Here is an Valentinian I AE-3 I bout a little while back from the Aquileia mint.
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    And here is his big bro from the Rome mint.
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  18. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    Valentinian II:
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    (Bronze) AE III
    Siscia mint, A.D. 378-383
    Obv: D N VALENTINIANVS IVN P F AVG
    Rev: CONCO-R-DIA AVGGG - Roma seated, holding globe and reverse spear; left leg bare
    ASISC in exergue
    RIC 27(c)
    18mm, 2.3g.

    Theodosius I:
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    (Bronze) AE II
    Constantinople mint, A.D. 383-388
    Obv: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG
    Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM - Emperor, standing on galley, facing right, holding globe; Victory at helm
    CONA in exergue; T in left field
    RIC 79(b)
    21mm, 5.3g
     
  19. Milesofwho

    Milesofwho Omnivorous collector

    This Arcadius from Heraclea is my best Roman bronze in general. 4D4CBE07-D71D-4774-8981-5807FE22F7A3.jpeg CCE403E7-365E-43F3-949E-67FD17EDDBA7.jpeg
     
  20. Finn235

    Finn235 Well-Known Member

    Don't forget that 4th century includes the tail end of the Tetrarchy

    Constantius I
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    Galerius
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    Severus
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    Maximinus II
    Maximinus ii daia follis carthage.jpg
    Maximinus ii daia follis genio augusti.jpg

    Maxentius
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    Romulus (not that great, but nice for this scarce little dead dude)
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  21. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    Good point.
    Maximinus II ("Daia"):
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    Bronze Nummus
    Antioch mint, A.D. 312
    Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG
    Rev: GENIO AVGVSTI - Genius, modius on head, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulder, holding head of Sol and cornucopiae
    ANT in exergue; [star] in left field, S in right
    RIC 164b
    22mm, 4.7g.
     
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