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? 2026, Feb. 22: Honorius rarity.
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: (All moved to chronological order by emperor below)
Comment: I have been collecting late Roman AE from Valentinian and later for 50 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)
Honorius, 393-423
Small AE3 (AE 3 is smaller this late.). 14 mm.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
Emperor and 2 captives, one either side
409-410 [DO]
Rare, and never comes nice.
Type Esty 54. Sear V 21002. RIC X 1355 "S".
As I write, none are on on vcoins. (I'm not surprised.) [$32] (Computed as $100 for rarity and for being very good for the type, but discounted a lot because the coin is not pretty.)
Coins by emperor in chronological order:
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. Lots of details. [$23]
[sold]
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
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
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 [$19]
Valentinian II, 375-392
Valentinian II, 375-392
19 mm.
Note the overse legend has "IVN" in it for "Junior"
DN VALENTINIANVS IVN PF AVG
A type just for him.
VRBS ROMA
Roma seated on cuirass, holding Victory and scepter
A very nice example, better than the $155 one on vcoins.
and much better than the $105 and $60 ones.
A lovely coin of a good type [$45]
RIC IX Antioch 51 (with field and mintmark variety 6), only for Valentinian II.
Valentinian II, 375-392
Valentinian II
Valentinian II
Theodosius, 379-395
Theodosius, 379-395
AE2. 22-20 mm.
VIRTVS EXERCITI
ANTB
[$21]
Theodosius, 379-395
AE4. Small. 13 mm. 0.95 grams.
SALVS REI-PVLBICAE
Victory with trophy over shoulder drags captive
Antioch mint.
[$5]
Theodosius, 379-395
AE4. Small. 13 mm. 1.39 grams.
Campgate at Thessalonica
AE4. GLORIA REIPVBLICE
Camp gate. Only from Thessalonica.
TES
Struck for Valentinian II, Theodosius, and Arcadius.
[$12]
Theodosius I, 379-395
Theodosius, 379-395
Theodosius, 379-395
Theodosius, AE2 ancient imitation.
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]
Theodosius, 379-395
Theodosius, 379-395
Aelia Flacilla [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
AE2. 21 mm. 3.27 grams.
VIRTVS EXERCITI
Mintmark ANTS for Antioch
[$23, reduced to $19]
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
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
Arcadius
11 mm. 1.45 grams
RIC Alexandria 13d
mm: ALEΔ(?) [$6, reduced to $4]
Arcadius 383-408
Arcadius, 383-408. 13-12 mm. AE4.
camp gate. RIC 62c, Thessalonica.
Dark green patina. [$13]
ex Dan Clark, July 1986 [no ticket]
Arcadius, 383-408
Arcadius
Eudoxia, wife of Arcadius and virtually ruler of the empire 400-404
Honorius, Struck 393-5
AE2. 22 mm.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
Emperor standing holding standard and globe
ANTA, Antioch
Excellent portrait. Nice surfaces. [$45]
(You can spend $150 or $295 on vcoins and not get a better one.)
Honorius, 393-423
AE2. 21.3-20.6 mm. 4. 99 grams.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
SMNΓ
[$23]
Honorius, 393-423
[SOLD]
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. [$26] Struck in the East for Theodosius II, with a few for Valentinian III. vcoins has 2 nicer at $145 and $155!
Theodosius II, 402-450
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
[$18]
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
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 $8]
Theodosius II, 402-450
Cross in wreath. 13-11 mm.
[$10, reduced to $4]
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Valentinian III, 425-455
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. [$21]
Links: Valentinian, Valens, Procopius, Gratian, Valentinian II, Theodosius, Aelia Flacilla,
Magnus Maximus, Arcadius, Honorius, Johannes, Theodosius II, Valentinian III, Leo I
Continue with: Byzantine (and Vandalic), Arabic, and Medieval coins or with ancient imitations.
Terms of sale are here. Prices in brackets: [$xx].
Questions? e-mail me, Warren, at:
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