This page has coins of AD 306-364, coins of
Constantine and his relatives, and Vetranio, Magnentius, Decentius, and Jovian,
and also ancient imitations of coins of the era.
TERMS: Prices are in brackets: [$xx]. I accept PayPal and Zelle (which I prefer in the US--here is why) and checks and cash. Postage in the US is $2 for orders up to $25, $3 for orders up to $50, $4 for orders up to $100, and an additional $2 for each hundred thereafter. Usually I do not ship to other countries, but see my more-detailed terms of sale here.
After I confirm by e-mail that I still have the coin, you can pay by logging into your account and sending Zelle or PayPal payment to my e-mail address.
To order, or to ask any questions, e-mail me, Warren, at:
Purple marks items that have sold and are no longer available.
Skip down the page to: Constantine, Commemoratives, Crispus, Delmatius,
Constantine II, Constans, Constantius II, Vetranio, Magnentius, Gallus, Julian II, Jovian. Ancient imitations.
2024, Dec. 16: Constans "hut" and Constantius II soldier-spearing-fallen-horseman.
2024, Nov. 23: Crispus anepigraphic.
2024, Nov. 10: Ancient imitation of Constans.
2024, Oct. 30: Constantius II with two captives. Constantine campgate.
2024, Oct. 20: CONSTANTINOPOLIS. Lovely small Constantius II VOT XX. Campgate. Constantine. Constantius II, solder-spearing-horseman.
Oct. 17, Constantius Gallus. Crispus in consular robes.
2024, Sept. 30: Magnentius rarity with two captives. Page cleaned up with some sold coins removed and some prices revised.
2024, Sept. 25: Scarce Crispus. Constans "hut".
2024, Sept. 20: Decentius AE2. CONSTANTINOPOLIS/GLORIA EXERCITVS
2024, Sept. 17: Beautiful Constans "hut"
2024, Sept. 15: Constantine, 307-337 SARMATIA DEVICTA from Trier
2024, Sept. 9: Scarce Constantine PACI PERPET half-follis. Sold coins removed. Most (not all) recent offerings rearranged to be organized by emperor, rather than at the top. Please look through the whole page.
2024, Sept. 7, 3 Constantinian (at the top).
2024, August 25: Four Constantinian.
2024, August 15. Constans. Constantinian imitations moved to the bottom of this page.
Skip past the newest and jump down to Constantinian by emperor in chronological order.
Newest:
Constantius II, 324-337-361
Small. 17.4 mm.2.42 grams.
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
CONSIA
A small version of the larger and earlier type. Nice for its small size. If you have a big example (say, 23 mm), this smaller one would serve as a nice contrast.
[$10]
Constantius II, 324-337-361
AE2. 20.6 mm. 3.23 grams.
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Emperor and two captives
CONSA*
[$14 SOLD]
Constantius II
23 mm. 4.36 grams. Repatinated
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Solder spearing fallen horseman,
"reaching back"
Γ
ANΔ Antioch
[$21]
Constantine, 307-337
21-20 mm. 2.48 grams
SOLI INVICTO COMITI
[$8]
Constantine, 307-337
22.5-21.3 mm. (Larger than most) 2.72 grams. Repatinated.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI
S F
PLG
Lugdunum mint. Common.
[$18]
Crispus, 317-326
Bust left in consular robes, holding mappa
IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS
SMAL for Aexandria
Jupiter standing left holding globe and scepter
[$26]
Constantine, 307-337
SARMATIA DEVICTA from Trier (an unusual mint for the type)
STR
Historical reference. [$12] SOLD
Chronological order begins here!
Constantine, Commemoratives, Crispus, Delmatius, Constantine II, Constans, Constantius II, Vetranio, Magnentius, Gallus, Julian II, Jovian.
Constantine (306-307-337) and Family
Constantine
GLORIA EXERCITVS
SMANA from Antioch.
18-17 mm. 2.31 grams.
Well-centered. Fully legible. [$13]
Constantine, 307-337
20-19 mm. 2.64 grams.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI
with captive left (a very common basic type, but with an unusual variety)
RIC Rome 52, "316-317"
On vcoins one at $38 and one at $250!
[$29]
Constantine, 306-307-337.
Rare 17-15 mm fraction. 2.14 grams. Small.
Rare denomination!
Struck as Caesar Summer 307.
For some unclear reason Trier struck low-denomination coins hardly struck elsewhere.
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS N C
VO/TIS/X
Zschucke 7.13b, plate p. 48.
RIC VI Trier 750 "R" page 214.
Failmezger 218 "R"
ex Gert Boersema on vcoins, April 7, 2008, at $243.
Not your usual Constantine, on the contray, this is a rare, smaller, denomination [$275, reduced to $259]
Ancient imitations from the time of Constantine are on this page near the bottom (I spent years working on my collection of imitations and now I am passing some of them along.)
Constantine
18 mm. 3.15 grams.
Bust in close-fitting helmet with low crest, right.
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
around two Victories holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR over table
BSIS in exergue.
RIC Siscia 53. Struck "318-9" [$39]
ex Leu web-auction 18, lot 3370, with their ticket
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
ASIS
Siscia mint
Two Victories holding shield with VOT/PR
over cippus.
Well-centered with full legend.
[$24, reduced to $21 SOLD]
Constantine, 307-337
18 mm.
VOT XX
MVLT
XXX
TSA
Thessalonica mint (type from this mint only) [$25, reduced to $19]
Crispus, 317-326
18 mm.
CRISPVS NOB CAES. laureate bust of Crispus left.
CAESARVM NOSTRORVM / VOT X. laurel wreath.
AQS
[$19, reduced to $15 SOLD]
Helena
Delmativs, Caesar 335-337
This coin struck 18 Sept. - end of 335
with two standards
between two soldiers (One standard took over in 336 and was smaller)
18 mm. 2.42 grams.
Large for a Delmatius. (They are usually with one standard which is smaller.)
FL DELMATIVS NOB C
GLORIA EXERCITVS (Glory of the army)
•ASIS• for Siscia
RIC Siscia 239 (was R5 long ago but more have appeared since then)
Sear IV 16878 no photo.
[$65] Nice grade. Well-centered. Full flan. Compare with vcoins prices for other two-standard examples. (None are under $100 as I write, and they are not better.)
ex Andy Burnett at the Cumberland Coin Fair, London, March 2, 1996. Ex Esty collection.
IOVI CONSERVATORI
XIIΓ for 12 1/2 (the denomination)
He looks like a boy, which he was.
[$23, reduced to $19]
[$26] Constantine II, 317-337-340. as Caesar
19 mm. 3.04 grams.
BEATA TRANQVILLITAS
globe on altar
RIC Lugdunum 148 = 188 (r5, r3) pages 132-3.
VO/TIS/XX
Nice surfaces and bold strike
[$49, reduced to $35] Constantine II, 317-337-340.
Struck 319-320. RIC VII Siscia 99v (unlisted for Gamma), page 436.
VICT LAETAE PRINCE PERP, two Victories
Interesting portrait. Unlisted officina.
Constans (Caesar 333-337. Augustus 337-350)
Constans, 333-337-350
15.7-15.2 mm. 1.58 grams.
Struck as Augustus pre-reform 347-8
VOT XX MVLT XXX
SMALB
RIC VIII Alexandria 34, page 541.
Very nice for type [$17]
Constans
"Hut"
CONSI* for Constantinople
RIC VIII Con 88
[$21]
Constans, son of Constantine.
19-17 mm. 1.77 grams. Slightly larger than many GE coins.
CONSTANS NOB CAES
GLORIA EXERCITVS with two standards. (Most of his have only one standard because he didn't become Caesar until 333 and the very common type soon switched from two standards to one.
SMTSΔ
RIC Thessalonica 225 "336-7"
Lovely earthen cover. [$18]
Constantius II
23 mm. 6.16 grams (heavier than the originals!)
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
galley
TRS, Trier mint.
Found in England.
Very unusual to find a full-sized imitation.
Bought at Baldwin's in London in 2002.
Full-size FEL TEMP REPARATIO imitations are rare.
[$85]
Constantius II
as Caesar, 330-335
17 mm.
GLORIA EXERCITVS
SMANT for Antioch
[$9]
Constantius II
17 mm.
Struck 330-335
GLORIA EXERCITVS
SMANS for Antioch.
[$8]
Constantius II,
22 mm
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Soldier spearing fallen horseman
ANB for Antioch
[$17 SOLD]
Constantius II
16 mm. Small
VOT XX MVLT XXX
SM ALE for Alexandria
Lovely color. Look at the ear and hair. A beautiful small coin.
[$19, reduced to $17]
Constantius II, 324-337-361
15 mm. 1.88 grams. Small coin.
Struck 347-348
at Antioch
VOT XX MVLT XXX
SMANΓI
RIC Antioch 113, page 521
Excellent detail, diadem, hair, wreath, reverse legend, and wonderful "Antioch" black and tan patina. [$27] I doubt you can find a better one. If you want the type, pick this one.
[$23, reduced to $17. A nice example.]
Constantius II, 324-337-361.
16-15 mm.
"M" on standard. An unusual variety for having the M.
GLORIA EXERCITVS, Trier mint.
RIC Trier 108. ex Baldwin's in London, 1988.
Magnentius, 350-353
Large ancient imitation
21 mm. 3.78 grams.
VOT V MVLT X on shiled held by two Victories
VICTORIA DD NN AVG ET CAE intended around
Prototype possibly RIC Lyon 122, page 186
Legend nicely garbled, but close. Good portrait.
Bastien notes a good fraction of Magnentius coins are actually imitations.
ex Baldwin's in London, May 17, 1988. [$33]
A curiosity! 12 x 9 mm piece cut out of a Magnentius chi-rho type. All that remains is the end of the X.
Bought as part of a large group of ancient imitations (although this is not an imitation, rather a piece cut down) from Italo Vecchi Jan. 29, 1996 in London.
0.71 grams. In the 5th century when AE4's were the only size AE, larger coins from earlier were cut down to match the weights of the current coins. Go to local coin shows in England and you will see very many small imitations and cut-down pieces about this size. I picked through bags and found some interesting pieces. [$13. You would need to look at thousands of coins, as I did, to find a cut-down chi-rho of Magnentius like this.]
[$55] Magnentius, 350-353
22-21 mm.
VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE
Two victories with shied inscribed
VOT V MVLT X
SV below, RPLG in exergue.
RIC Lyons = Lugdunum 130 page 187.
Failmezger 440.
Not quite as green as the picture, and the green is stable and has been since I bought it in 1994. A very attractive example.
Vetranio (AD 350, March 25-Dec. 25, less than one year)
Constantius Gallus (AD 351-353)
Constantius Gallus, 351-354
19 mm. 2.21 grams. The smaller size. Not the largest size.
Soldier-spearing-fallen-horseman
RIC VIII Nicomedia 97
Lovely even green patina. [$19, reduced to $17]
Jovian (AD 363-364)
Jovian, 363-364
VOT V in wreath
Bust left
Nice surfaces
mintmark CONSP (Constantinople)
[$23, reduced to $21, reduced to $19]
Imitations.
I spent three long spells in England when I was able to go to many coin shows ("Fairs") and select the best of local finds. Thousands of tiny, illegible, and corroded imitations ancient imitations have been found in England. Spend enough hours pouring over bags of mostly terrible coins and you might find a few of interest. I did!
VRBS ROMA
Small. 13 mm. 1.04 grams.
Ex Dan Clark Ancient Coins, Sept. 11, 1987.
Nicely centered
PLC for Lugdunum
[$12]
Constantine
"Two Victories"
18 mm. 3.60 grams.
Malloy auction LXIV (2002) lot 668. It cost me $50 then.
With the ticket saying "Alemanni-Franks...... 150-"
Here still [$50 SOLD]
Constantine
"Two Victories"
17-16 mm. 2.04 grams.
Helmeted bust left (which is why I bought it)
Weak overall, especially the reverse.
ex Vecchi at his office in London, Jan. 29, 1996. My cost $23. Too much!
Here [$19, reduced to $15]
Constantine
Helmeted bust right
type of VIRTVS EXERCITI
two capitives, banner with VOT/XX
but legend very garbled
SIS for Siscia
Bought Jan. 29, 1996 at Vecchi's in London for $33.
It seemed expensive at the time, but I pay attention and this type is rarely imitated (if this is not the only one).
[$45]
Constans. Full-size ancient imitation. AE23-20. 4.95 grams.
DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, legible letters on obverse
/illegible letter-like forms, possibly resembling "AQP" in exergue (for Aquileia mint)
Sear 3973 prototype. RIC Aquileia 99. "348- 19 Jan. 350". Page 323. Lovely hard green patina. Seldom offered.
[$85, reduced to $75] Have you seen any full-sized FTR imitations before?
Julian II
An ancient imitation of the famous "bull" type.
Much smaller than the originals.
23-20 mm. 5.62 grams. Bastien ANSMN 30 (1985) type of #50.
Imitations of this type are "relatively rare" according to Bastien. [$22, reduced to $19]
Return to the top of this page.
Next Page: Roman of Valentinian and later (364-491 AD)