Late Roman Coins for sale, Valentinian and later (364 AD - 498 AD). 
   
      Coins of the late 4th century are among the least expensive of all ancient coins. That's a good part of the reason I collected them. My interest has been deep and long. I wrote web pages on the types and still work on them:
    The best web reference on them is mine:
"Guide to Late Roman AE Coin Types": http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/
    Reference works for the coins of the period are listed here:  http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/index.html#references
    References for the history of the period are listed  here:  http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/referencesRICIX.html

What's new?  2025, July 12:  Almost every price on this page reduced. Arcadius on the main page. All the many sold coins from this page removed entirely. 
2025, March 7: Eudoxia, wife of Arcadius.
2025, Feb. 21: Aelia Flaccilla.
2025, Jan. 15: Several moved from the main page to here where they belong.
2025, Jan. 15. Valentinian II, Gratian, AE2s. 

 

TERMS:  Prices are in brackets: [$xx]. I accept PayPal and prefer Zelle (Why I prefer Zelle in the US) 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. Shipping usually $20 or more to other countries. I'm sorry about that.  From other countries I accept PayPal and prefer Wise. Here is why:  http://augustuscoins.com/TW.html . More-detailed terms of sale are 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 simply to ask a question, e-mail me, Warren, at:  which is also my Zelle and PayPal address.

I mark coins "SOLD" in purple promptly when they sell.

Special types include a very rare Theodosius II.

Links:  Valentinian, Valens, Procopius, Gratian, Valentinian II, Theodosius, Aelia Flacilla, Magnus Maximus, Arcadius, Honorius, Johannes, 
Theodosius II, Valentinian III, Leo I  

[A few new offerings are at the top. Skip down to coins in chronological order of the emperors.]

Newest next:  

Comment:  I have been collecting late Roman AE from Valentinian and later for over 40 years. In the late 1990s I wrote an educational website on them, updated many times since then:
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/   (named RIC IX because most of them are in that volume of RIC)

 

Eudoxia, wife of Roman Emperor Arcadius. Augusta 400-404.
18 mm. 2.14 grams.
AEL EVDOXIA AVG
Bust right draped and with pearl-diadem. Hand of God crowning her.
(The obverse is the same on all her coins.) 
Eudoxia was not from the Aelia family. After Aelia Flacilla, wife of Theodosius, AELIA had become a title. 

SALVS REIPVBLICAE
Victory seated on a cuirass, inscribing a chi-rho on a shield
ANTΓ 
RIC X Arcadius 104, "401-403." Sear V 20895.  DOC 287 "No loop to Christogram on shield, thus making it a simple monogram of IX." "400-401"
It seems obvious the symbol should be a chi-rho, but very few examples have a clear loop and those that do have a loop to the left--the wrong way. 
Remarkably full flan and legend. [$38 SOLD]

Eudoxia, wife of Arcadius
Effectively Roman ruler 400-404, because Arcadius was so weak. 
Chosen as one of the most beautiful women of the empire.
16.6-16.3 mm. 1.73 grams. Small.
AEL EVDOXIA AVG
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
Victory seated right inscribing shield
CONSA
[$23 SOLD] She has only two AE types.
For her fascinating story, read my page: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/Eudoxia.html 

 

Aelia Flaccilla
Wife of Theodosious
It has a good chi-rho and "T" in the lower right field.
ANTS
RIC IX Antioch 61 "R".
23.5-21.7 mm. 6.08 grams.
Good details, especially on the reverse, but some surface roughness.
[$55, reduced to $47 SOLD]

 

 

Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius
AE2. 22 mm. 5.38 grams.  (Not the AE4 of the same design)
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
empress seated left inscribing shield with chi-rho.
CONB
RIC Constantinople 55 "S". "378-383"
[$28]
(As I always recommend, compare to prices elsewhere including vcoins and MA-Shops.)

 

 

A remarkable early-Christian-symbolism type, with the hand of God crowning Arcadius.

Arcadius, 383-408
Struck 383 as his first issue
24 mm. 4.68 grams. Repatinated
DN ARCAD-IVS PF AVG, bust right holding spear forward and left holding shield
Hand of God above crowning him with a wreath
GLORIA RO-MANORVM
Emperor standing front, facing left, holding standard and resting left of shield, at feet left a captive
mintmark:  * ANTS
RIC Antioch 41, page 283 [$28 SOLD] 

Gratian, 367-383
AE2. 23-22 mm. 4.49 grams.
"Galley"
Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield.
GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on galley left, head right, raising right arm, galley steered by Victory.
 • SMNA
RIC Nicomedia 25a2, page 256.
[$49, reduced to $39]

 

Theodosius II, 402-450
12 mm. 1.13 grams.
CONCORDIA AVG
Victory facing holding two wreaths
SMKA
TIC X Theodosius II 437 Cyzicus struck "425-435" plate 178
Esty type 67
Sear V 21215 (no photo). Scarce. Nice for type. [$29, reduced to $26]

Arcadius
383-408
AE2. 21 mm. 3.27 grams.
VIRTVS EXERCITI
Mintmark ANTS for Antioch
[$23, reduced to $19]

 

 

Other recent coins moved below and listed under their emperor. 

 

 

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Coins by emperor in chronological order: 

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Valentinian (364-375)
 

Valentinian, 364-375
Struck at Thessalonica:  TESA
SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory left
RIC IX Thessaloncia 16a (first issue from Thessalonica)
EF.  Nice green patina. [$29, reduced to $23]

Valentinian, solidus, ancient imitation.
20 mm. 1.98 grams.
Fouree gold
VICTORIA AVGG
Two emperors seated facing, together holding globe, behind and between them the upper portion of Vicotry with wings outspread.
TROBT
RIC Trier 17b for the prototype.
[$85, reduced to $55 SOLD]

 

  

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Valens, 365-378

 

 

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Procopius, 365-366

[sold]

 

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Gratian, 367-393

 

Gratian, 367-383
18 mm. 2.56 grams.
DN GRATIANVS PFAVG
CONCORDIA AVGGG   (three Gs for three rulers, 
      Φ
Θ   Κ
ANTA
RIC IX Antioch 45b2 Struck "378-383" 
Sear IV 20023 page 365.
[$21]

 

Gratian, 367-383
AE3.  VIRTVS ROMANORVM. Roma seated facing, head left, holding globe and reversed spear. Struck 378-383.

This type is especially for Gratian.  This type was also struck for Valentinian II and Theodosius. It is common for Gratian, especially at Antioch. It is rare for Theodosius and extremely rare for Valentinian II. 
17.8-16.2 mm. 2.43 grams.
RIC Antioch 50a 
Look at the details!  [$27]  (As always, compare with prices on your [other] favorite site.)

 

Gratian, 367-383
AE2. 24-23 mm. 5.81 grams.

REPARATIO REIBVB
Emperor standing left raising turretted female and holding Victory on globe crowning him.
TCON in exergue, for Arelate as renamed Constantina
RIC Arelate 20a, struck 378-383
Large coin for the era and from a mint which is less common than Siscia. [$55, reduced to $47, reduced to $37]
ex Malter in California, March 25, 1982 (with his ticket, but it has little on it)

 

 

Gratian
14 mm. 1,48 grams.
His vows for year 15
VOT XV MVLT XX
His vows for year 15, multiplied to year 20. This type is only for Gratian.
SCON 
Mint of Arelate
Lovely surfaces, full mintmark [$24, reduced to $19]

 
  

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Valentinian II, 375-392


Valentinian II, 375-392
13-12 mm. 1.04 grams. Small
VOT X MVLT XX
ANA
Antioch mint.
Nice! [$18, reduced to $16]

 

 

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Theodosius, 379-395

Aelia Flacilla
wife of Theodosius, 379-395
AE2. 23.7-22.2 mm. 4.17 grams,
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
ANTЄ
Antioch mint. 
[$27]

Theodosius I, 379-395
AE2. 22 mm. 5.57 grams.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
ANTA
Bought from John Jencek'swebsite (with his ticket) in 1999 for $27.
[$35, reduced to $32]

Theodosius, 379-395
AE4.
"campgate"
GLORIA REIPVBLICE
TES
Thessalonica mint
[$17]

 

Theodosius, AE2 ancient imitation.
19 mm. 2.52 grams. Smaller than the prototype
Prototype: REPARATO REIPVB
Emperor standing left, crowned by Vicory, rasig kneeling female.
ex CNG at the Baltimore Summer ANA, July 28, 1993, with their ticket (for $45) plus my collection ticket.
ex CNR (a fixed price list of CNG) 93.2 lot 303.
Very unusual. [$65, reduced to $59, reduced to $49]

 

Theodosius, ancient imitation
18 mm. (Smaller than the AE2 original.)
Reverse type REPARATIO REIPVB
with emperor raising female
ex CNG Baltimore Summer ANA July 28, 1993
with their ticket for $45 
Very rare.  Still [$45, reduced to $37]

 

Theodosius, 379-395
AE 2. 22 mm.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
ANTB Antioch mint
[$22, reduced to $18]
 

 

Theodosius, 379-395
AE 2. 22 mm. 3.77 grams. Repatinated, rust colored.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
Galley (the ship of state) being steered y Victory, empeor standing.
Helmeted bust right with spear foraward and (part ofhis ) shield in left hand
TES  Thessalonica mint
[$15]

 

 

 

 

Theodosius. Type 42:  AE3.  GLORIA ROMANORVM
Emperor on horseback right.
393-395 [DO]
14 mm. 11:30. 2.08 grams.
   RIC Antioch 69a.
[$19, reduced to $16, reduced to $10 SOLD]  

 

 

Theodosius, 379-395
AE4. 13 mm. 1.21 grams.
VICTORIA AVGGG
Victory left, holding wreath and palm
RIC Siscia 39b. 
ex Kern, Chicago Summer ANA, August 14, 1991.
[$15, reduced to $8]

Theodosius, 379-395
AE4. 15 mm. 1.45 grams. Repatinated.
VOT V MVLT X
RIC Aquileia 36d "scarce"
ex Baldwin's in London Jan. 16, 1996
Lovely  [$39, reduced to $29, reduced to $21]
 

 

Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius

Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius
AE2. 23-22 mm. 6.20 grams.
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
Empress standing
SMNΔ
RIC Nicomedia 43 "Rare"
Bought March 6, 2005 from Sphinx, with a ticket that says "William B. Porter Collection" included. 
Lovely green and rust-colored patina. Scarcer mint. [$85, reduced to $59, reduced to $45]

 

Magnus Maximus, 383-388  

 [SOLD]

 

Late 4th Century AD

The best educational web reference for late Roman AE (Valentinian I and later) is my own site: 
Esty's Guide to Late Roman AE Coin Types, AD 364-450, at
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/


Arcadius, 383-408 (I collected Arcadius by type and if I could find good ones, I bought extra mints as well. Here are good coins assembled during 40 years of collecting.)
 

Arcadius
383-408
22-21 mm. 6.51 grams. Repatinated.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
ALEB
Alexandria
AE2. Nice centering and portrait. [$27]

Arcadius, son of Theodosius
383-408.  AE2
22.6-19.9 mm. 4.00 grams. Repatinated.
VIRTVS EXERCITI
Emperor standing right holding standard and globe, with captive to right.
ANTS for Antioch,
Lovely [$26, reduced to $22]

Arcadius, 383-408
16-15 mm. .73 grams.
GLORIA ROMANORVM, horseman (Arcadius) right raising right hand in greeting
ANTA
RIC IX Antioch 69c2, oage 294. "15 May 392-17 Jan. 395"
DO LRC Arcadius 182-3, both worn.
Esty Type 42.
Sear V 20819, page 441. The coin in Sear's photo on page 442 is much worse. 
Nice for type. [$37, reduced to $32]
ex Ancient Resource in 2009, with his neat ticket.

Arcadius
15-14 mm. 11:00. 1.34 grams
RIC Thessalonica 65c
mm: TESΓ
cross-rho in field left
[$14, reduced to $9]

Arcadius. AE4.  SALVS REIPVBLICAE
Victory left drags captive.
388-403  [RIC]     386-403 [DO, p. 113]
14 mm. 12:00. 1.46 grams.
RIC Antioch 67d2. Esty Type 39. 
Lovely light cover and nearly full legends. Outstanding for type. [$15, reduced to $10 SOLD]

  

Arcadius
14 mm. 6:00. 1.34 grams
RIC Nicomedia 45c7
mm:  illegible in exergue
cross in wreath in left field
[$12, reduced to $8] ex Marc Breitsprecher July 20, 2000

 

Arcadius, 383-40815-14 mm. A tiny bit larger than most

VOT V in wreath
SMKA
Very well centered with full legend and glossy dark green surfaces
[$10]

 

Arcadius, 383-408
15-14 mm.
Nearly facing bust with cross on shield
CONCORDIA AVGG]
[Three G's for Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II]
Constantinopolis seated, foot on prow.
[$10]

  

[$18, reduced to $14 SOLD] Arcadius, 383-408
AE2. 21 mm (and thick). 11:30. 6.14 grams.
RIC Heraclea 27b2, mm: SMHB
 

Arcadius
11 mm. 1.45 grams
RIC Alexandria 13d
mm: ALEΔ(?)  [$6, reduced to $4]

 
Arcadius 383-408
Struck 383-388.  AE4.
VICTORIA AVG (ony one "G")
TES
RIC Thessalonica 63c.  This type only at Thessalonica. 
Very scarce.  [$19, reduced to $16]
ex Antioch Associates (Henry Clay Lindren, sale 92, lot 127 (Dec. 2003) [no ticket]

Arcadius, 383-408. 13-12 mm. AE4.
camp gate. RIC 62c, Thessalonica.
Dark green patina. [$14, reduced to $ 13]
ex Dan Clark, July 1986 [no ticket]

Arcadius, 383-408
16 mm. 2.22 grams.
Nearly facing bust
Cross on shield, spear behind right shoulder
CONCORDIA AVGG
ANTΓ in exergue
RIC X 97 "401-3"
Sear V 20807
ex London Coin Galleries (in LA) in 1990 (no ticket)
Good facial details for a facing bust. [$39, reduced to $29]
ex London Coin Galleries (Anaheim, CA) July 1990 [no ticket]

 

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Honorius, 393-423
 

Honorius, 
AE2. 22 mm. 4.64 grams.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
ANTΓ
Antioch mint.
[$24, reduced to $19 SOLD]

 

 

Honorius
17-16 mm.
RARE
VRBS ROMA FELIX
SMROM
Soldier holding Victory on globe
This is very nice for the type which never(?) comes full flan and nice. When found, it is in poor shape for Honorius, Arcadius, or Theodosius II. 
[$39, reduced to $33 SOLD]  Please look at your (other) favorite site for comparable coins and their prices.

Honorius, 393-423
AE2. 21.3-20.6 mm. 4. 99 grams.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
SMNΓ 
[$23, reduced to $19]

Honorius, 393-423
15 mm. 1.85 grams.
Three rulers (Arcadius, Honorius, and you Theodosius II in the middle)
GLORIA ROMANORVM
SMKB
RIC X 149 page 250 struck "406-8"
Sear V 21010 (the coin in his type photo is much worse than this coin)
Lovely light cover highlighting the reverse  [$59, reduced to $35, reduced to $29 SOLD] 

[SOLD] 

Theodosius II, 402-450
   

Theodosius II, 402-450
13.6-13.2 mm. 1.77 grams. Small.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
Two emperors holding globe between them. (There is a similar and more-common type with three emperors.)
The star behind his head is seen on coins of Theodosius II and Honorius.
As I write, there are three on voins, at 55 € (worse), $125 (holed!), and $125. 
[$18]
For more late Roman AE, see my "Valentinian" page: http://augustuscoins.com/Valentinian.html

Theodosius II (402-450), helmeted, facing
17.6-15.9 mm. 2.20 grams.
CONCORDIA AVGGG
You can see his face, which is often worn flat.
ANTΓ 
[$14]
vcoins has two as I write: $75 and 145 £!  (I don't think it is that rare or worth that much.)
 

Theodosius II, 402-450
11.3 mm. 0.88 grams. Tiny.
Theodosius II facing right with pretty good legend
AE4.  CONCORDIA AVG
Victory facing with two wreaths
Struck 425-435
Esty type 67
Struck in the East for Theodosius II, with a few for Valentinian III.  vcoins has 2 nicer at $145 and $155!
[$15]

 

Coins from my serious collection of Theodosius II, 402-450

Theodosius II
22-21 mm. 4.70 grams. 6:00. AE2, which is very large for the 5th century.
RIC X 460 struck "437(?)" "R3"  extremely rare
(but some have been found since RIC was written, most in very bad shape)
Hahn DORE 5th, 71 plate 4
"AD 426-450"
Sometimes attributed to the rare Cherson mint and, if struck in Constantinople as the "CONS" mintmark suggests, only distributed to the region of Cherson in Crimea--the type is not found anywhere else. 

Very rare AE2. Very large for this century.  Remarkably nice flan and portrait.  [$395, reduced to $345, reduced to $295]
As I write none are even close to this nice on vcoins or MA-Shops.

 

Theodosius II, 402-450
13 mm. 1.86 grams.  
cross in wreath, no legend
SMKB mintmark
RIC X 449
Hahn MIRB 84.2
Obverse legend name fully on the flan (which is often not the case) [$15, reduced to $6] 

Theodosius II, 402-450
13-12 mm. 1.30 grams. Slightly larger than most. This has a full flan.
Cross in wreath

Hahn (5th C.) Theodosius II 84
RIC X 443
Sear V 21232.  Esty type 68.
Full obverse legend (a bit weak in places) with mintmark CONS on the flan
[$49, reduced to $21 SOLD]

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Valentinian III, 425-455

Leo I, 457-474

Zeno, 474-491
AE4. Small. 10-9 mm.
head right
monogram of Zeno (monogram 3 in Carson, Hill, and Kent)
Well-centered. Lovely yellow-green patina.  [$49, reduced to $21]

Links:  Valentinian, Valens, Procopius, Gratian, Valentinian II, Theodosius, Aelia Flacilla,
Magnus Maximus, Arcadius, Honorius, Johannes, Theodosius II, Valentinian III, Leo I  

Continue with:  Byzantine (and Vandalic), Arabic, and Medieval coins or with ancient imitations.
Terms of sale are here.  Prices in brackets: [$xx].

Questions? e-mail me, Warren, at:  

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