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.

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Skip down the page to: Constantine, Commemoratives, Crispus, Delmatius,
Constantine II, Constans, Constantius II, Vetranio, Magnentius, Gallus, Julian II, Jovian. Ancient imitations. 
 

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: 

Constans, ancient imitaion with English green patina.
13-12 mm. 1.16 grams. Small.
Bought in 1996 in Cambridge, England.
VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN prototype.
[$14]
 

Constantius II, 324-337-361
AE2. 20.6 mm. 3.23 grams.
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Emperor and two captives
CONSA*
[$14 SOLD]
 

Constantine, 307-337
19 mm. 3.27 grams.
CONSTANTINVS AVG
PROVIDENTIAE AVGG
Camp gate
SMKB •
RIC VII Cyzicus 34. Struck "325-326"
[$12]

Constantius II
15.7-14.7 mm. 1.53 grams.  Small.
VOT XX MVLT XXX
SMANB
Antioch mint
After the vast coin ouput from 330-340, minting of AE stopped until 347 (according to RIC)>
Then this a other small types were issued before the coin refrom of 348.
This is a lovely piece in high grade. Look at the hair and diadem.  
It is a small beauty. [$24]
RIC Antioch 113, "347-348"





Constantius II as Caesar
18 mm. 3.03 grams. Repatinated.
camp gate
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS
SMNS for Nicomedia.
Bust left. 
[$18]

Constantine II as Caesar, 317-337
Two soldiers and two standards
18.7 mm. 2.07 grams.
GLORIA EXERCITVS
SMANΘ for officina 9 at Antioch.
[$15]  A nice one, full flan and clear. (Please compare quality and price elsewhere.)

 

CONSTANTINOPOLIS
18.7 - 17.5 mm. 2.27 grams. Repatinated.
330-337
SMANI at Antioch.
Lovely. Well-centered. 
[$22 SOLD]  (You can pay $125 for one on vcoins.)
 

 

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]

Constantius Gallus, 351-353
23.0-21.7 mm. 4.75 grams. Repatinated
Soldier speraing fallen horseman
ALEB
Alexandria mint. RIC Alexandria 74 "15 March 351 - Winter 354
[$9]

Crispus, 317-326
Bust left in consular robes, holding mappa
IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS
SMAL for Aexandria
Jupiter standing left holding globe and scepter
[$26]

Magnentius, 350-353
3.92 grams. 24-23 mm.
RARE
GLORIA ROMANORVM
AQS •
RIX Aquileia 148 plate 14.148
Failmezger 430
Only this one mint and this one issue. This is not a technical rarity; it is a real rarity.
Nice detials. The even green patina makes them a bit hard to see. [$145] 

Crispus, 317-326
18 mm. 3.18 grams.
VICTORIA CAESS NN
• TS • Є •
RIC VII Thessalonica 62 page 506 "r5" plate 16.
Sear IV 16819
This type is only from Thessalonica. A nice one [$38 SOLD]
All always, please compare to prices on other sites. 

Constans
22 mm. 3.58 grams.
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
"Hut"
ANA 
Antioch mint, struck 348-350.
[$23 SOLD]

Decentius, 351-353
23-22 mm. 5.09 grams.
MAG DECENTIVS NOB CAES
Bare-headed bust right
Γ behind.
VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES
two Victories hold shield inscribed VOT V MVLT X
RS for Rome in exergue
RIC VIII Rome 219 "Spring 351 - 26 Sept. 352"
[$37 SOLD]

CONSTANTINOPOLIS
But not with the normal reverse, rather the scarcer
GLORIA EXERCITVS
Mintmark partially off the flan, possibly CON..
This scarce type supplements the usual CONSTANTINOPOLIS and VRBS ROMA commemoratives
[$9]

 

Constantine, 307-337
SARMATIA DEVICTA from Trier (an unusual mint for the type)
STR
Historical reference. [$12] SOLD

Constantine, 307-337
16 mm. 1.83 grams. "half follis"  Repatinated.
Struck late 312-early 313
PACI PERPET
Pax standing holding branch and standard
RP in exergue
XII in field left RIC VI Rome 356. Only at Rome, page 391.
[$79]
Rare. Please compare to prices elsewhere. (You can pay $400 for one, not better, on vcoins)

Constantius II
22.4-21.8 mm. 3.95 grams. Repatinated
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Solder spearing fallen horseman, 
"reaching back"
  Γ 
ANΔ
[$19]

Constantine, 307-337
20 mm. 
SOLI INVICTO COMITI
  T   F
  PLG
Lugdunum mints
I like the black patina and tan cover.
[$14]

Constantine, deified, struck 347-8, just before the coin reform of 348. Constantine was the last emperor to have deification on coins.
15.6 - 15.0 mm. 1.96 grams.  Small. 
DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG
VN  NR [VENERANDAE MEMORIAE] either side of standing emperor veiled
SMALΓ
RIC VIII Alexandria 32. 
Full obverse legend. 
[$19, reduced to $17]

 

Constantine, 307-337
21-20 mm. 3.18 grams.  Repatinated
IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG
ALE for Alexandria
[$19]

Constantine II
19 mm. 3.19 grams. Repatinated.
PROVIDENTIA CAESS
SMHA for Heraclea
Lovely with good details. [$33]




 

Constantius II 
18 mm. 2.35 grams. Repatinated.
GLORIA EXERCITVS with two standards
CONSI<dot>
Early issue from Constantinople.
[$12]

 

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

If you want to know about early Christian symbolism on ancient coins, there are good websites, my own among them:
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html
and Victor Clark has another:
http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/symbols/
 

Constantine
GLORIA EXERCITVS
SMANA from Antioch.
18-17 mm. 2.31 grams.
Well-centered. Fully legible. [$13]

 

Constantine
20 mm.
SARMATIA DEVICTA (Defeat of the Sarmatians)
One of the last types to mention a particular victory.
SIRM for Sirmium
A wonderful coin for the historical connection. [$19 SOLD]

Constantine, 307-337
18 mm.
Helmeted
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
ASIS
Two Victories inscribe VOT PR on shield
Siscia mint
[$15]

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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
17 mm.
"Two Victories"
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
VOT PR
S T  for Ticinum
[$12, reduced to $10]

 

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

 

Constantine the Great, 307-337
19 mm.
CONSTANTINVS AVG. laureate bust of Constantinus left.
Rev: SOL INVICTO COMITI. Sol standing left holding globe.
Nice detailed portrait.  [$17, reduced to $15]

 

Constantine, 307-337
18 mm.

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]

 

 

Constantine 307-337
22-19 mm. Rare
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI 
(A type revived after the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, late 312-313)
This reverse is very common on earlier folles of Diocletian and his colleagues, however, it is no longer common under Constantine. Note that this one is distinctly smaller than the earlier folles with this reverse. 
RIC Ticinum 117, page 297, plate 4.  Scarce
I like the GENIO POPVLI ROMANI varieties and this one is remarkably late. Ticinum and Rome were the only mints to issue GPR after the Battle and before the death of Maximinus II in 313. The mints that had already been under Constantine had already moved on to using the shorter GENIO POP ROM legend. This mint had been under Maxentius.
[$85, reduced to $75] I am a big fan of GENIO POPVLI ROMANI coins. This type, so late, is hard to find.
 

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Commemoratives (AD 330-340)

Constantinian
VRBS ROMA / GLORIA EXERCITVS
An uncommon combination of two very common types. 
Struck 336-7
CONSZ  Constantinople
RIC Constantinople 143 "r3"
[$22]

VRBS ROMA
VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX, struck 347-8
AE4. 15 mm.
Rare combination of obverse and reverse to round out your commemorative set.
SMNB 
RIC Nicomedia 53, "R"
Surface slightly rough as in the photo and diameter 15 mm. This coin is pretty good for AE of this period before the "FEL TEMP REPARATIO" coin reform of 348.
Look around and see if you can find a better one. [$37] As I write, one on vcoins for 55 euros is "reserved" and it is not as nice as this one (It has very pronounced crowding of the obverse legend and is missing any mintmark!)

 

 

 

Crispus (317-326)

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]

 

 

Crispus 317-326
Executed by his father Constantine in 326.
19 mm.
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
Bust left
VOT X
CAESARVM NOSTRORVM
PLGC  Lugdunum mint
RIC VII Lyons 220 "r3"
Nice portrait, left. [$27] Look at the detail in the hair and bust! Well-centered. What's not to like?

 

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. 

Constantine II (317-337-340)

Constantine II, 317-337-340
19-18 mm. 3.63 grams.
ROMAE A-ETERNAE
Roma seated on shield right, inscribing X/V on shield.
Vows for 15 years>
P  R in field
Rome mint
RIC VII Rome 156 p. 315 "318-319"
Light earthen cover. Scarce reverse type. [$26, reduced to $23]

 

Constantine II as Caesar, 317-337
20 mm.

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]

Constans 333-337-350
small at 13.2 mm and 1.52 grams. (Just like the RIC plate coin)
VOT XV MVLT XX  [XV, not XX]
SMANΓ
Struck 347-348 at Antioch. 
RIC Antioch 116.
As good as the RIC plate coin, which is not very good!  [$12]

 

[$12, reduced to $7] Constans, 333-337-350, struck 336-337.
15 mm. SMNA of Nikomedia. GLORIA EXERCITVS. Overall very common, this variety is "r1" in RIC. RIC Nicomedia 202

[$49, reduced to $31] Constans. 337-350 AD.  AE4.
Scarce SECVRITAS REIP.
A rare type in good grade, not ever found full flan.
RIC VIII p. 249f.

 

Constantius II, 324-337-361

 

Full-sized ancient imitaion. 

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, 337-361
19.4 mm.
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Emperor and two captives
ALEΓ for Alexandria
[$15]

 

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 (AD 350-353)

[$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.

Decentius

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]

Julian II

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]

Jovian, 363-364
AE3. 19 mm.
DN IOVIANVS PF AVG
VOT/V/MVLT/X
BSISC in exergue
RIC VIII Siscia 426 "scarce"
Obverse with lovely even green patina and name fully on the flan. [$27]
[Please compare to vcoins prices.]

 

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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]

 

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]

Helena?
Victory as on CONSTANTINOPOLIS
Really tiny! 9 mm. 0.71 grams.
Bought at the Midlands Coin Fair, from Andrew Dyke, March 10, 1996. 
I have looked through thousands of terrible imitations at English coins shows and selected only a few of the most interesting. Not many collectors cared or had a patience to spend hours pouring over junk to find a few legible coins. But, in every thousand, there would be something interesting but easy to overlook.
Extremely rare to find an imitation like this with any female opposite Victory.
Not very nice in condition and awfully tiny, but highly remarkable combination. 
I bet you will never see another one much like it.  [$29]

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]

Crispus?
18 mm. 2.31 grams.
Type of 
VOT
XX
in wreatth with DOMINORVM ... around
Mintmark blundered.
Ex. Harlan Berk, Philadelphia ANA, August 9, 2000, at $25.  He said, "possibly from Slovakia" 
Nice bold nonsense lettering.  Not quite as glossy as the photo makes it (too bright light) [$45. reduced to $39]

Ancient imitation (probably from the Danube region)
18 mm.
"Two Victories" reverse of Constantine
Bust left (which is unusual in this series)
[$12, reduced to $9]
ex Vecchi in London, 1996. (no ticket)

 

 

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? 
 

 

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