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?  2024, Oct. 20:  Many prices on this page reduced.
2024, Oct. 3: Theodosius II.
2024, Sept. 30: Arcadius AE2. Sold coins removed. Page rearranged to move most "recent" coins to list them below by emperor. Prices revised. (Working on this page reminds me of how much I have loved working with these inexpensive ancient coins! Check out the reference-links above.) 
2024, Sept. 28: Honorius AE4 at Rome.
2024, Sept. 21: Ancient imitation of an AE2 GLORIA ROMANORVM
2024, Sept. 17:  Aelia Flaccilla AE2.
2024, Aug. 27:  Four late Roman, at the top. 
2024, August 25: Theodosius and scarce Honorius moved here.
2024, August 23: Arcadius/horseman, scarce. 
2024, August 9: Honorius AE2. Valentinian II. Arcadius AE2. Two Theodosius AE4s. Many sold coins removed entirely.
2024, July 13:  Honorius AE2. Every coin on this page has had its price reduced today, most substantially. Take a look. 

 

TERMS:  Prices are in brackets: [$xx]. I accept PayPal and 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).



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

Arcadius
AE2. 21 mm. 3.27 grams.
VIRTVS EXERCITI
Mintmark ANTS for Antioch
[$23]

Honorius
Mint of Rome
11 mm. 0.92 grams. Small.
VICTORIA AVG
Fortunately, some of his name is visible. This issue has similar coins of Johannes and some of these of Honorius are touted as coins of Johannes because he is rarer and more expensive and many coins of this type are illegible anyway
Sorry, it is not Johannes. Decent for the type. 
[$7 SOLD]

Ancient imitation
AE2. 23.6 mm. Large. Repatinated.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
ANTΓ for Antioch.
Honorius (or possibly Arcadius)
Almost all the imitations I have seen are western and from the Constantinian era or earlier.
This later one from the region of Antioch is truly remarkable.  
The figures are crude, with his pearl-diadem prominent.
This coin is full-sized which is also unusual for an ancient imitation. The prototype AE2 is common, but imitations of it are very rare.
[$29 SOLD]
For rarity it would be worth a lot more, but I want someone who appreciates ancient imitations and who finds and looks this page on my site (not many do) to have it.

Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius
23 mm. 5.98 grams. 
AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG
SALVS REI-PVBLICAE
Vicotry setaed right inscribing chi-rho on shield on column
• TESΔ
Thessalonica
RIC Thessalonica 46 "scarce" Struck "387-388"
[$37, reduced to $35]  This is the large AE2, not the small AE4 of the same design. Don't confuse the two types!
Strong chi-rho!

 

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 I, 364-379
19-18 mm. 
RESTITVTOR REIP
SMHA
RIC IX Heraclea 4a "R2" (not other officina or issues from Heraclea, but from othr mints. 
Nice cover. Well-centered. [$34, reduced to $29]

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 $25]

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 $69]]

 

  

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Valens, 365-378

 

 

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Procopius, 365-366

[sold]

 

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Gratian, 367-393

Gratian
19-18 mm. 1.74 grams. 
CONCORDIA AVGGG
Antioch
ANTA
[$17]

 

 

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 $39]
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 $22]

 
  

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Valentinian II, 375-392

Valentinian II, 375-392
18-17 mm. AE3 (not the common AE4 with the same reverse legend)
Rare. 
I collected late Roman AE for many years before I saw one for sale in a fixed-price catalog. I quck made a call to order it by phone and was too late. But, it turned out a friend had bought it. So, what would he want in trade?  He collected anepigrapic Constantinian coins and I bought a very rare anepigraphic Constantine from a rare mint (not Antioch) and we traded. I bought my first piece at $180. I have seen a few, but not many, since then. 
RIC Thesalonica 41. Esty type 14. Sear V 20337. 
None on vcoins as I write. If you collect RIC IX, this is a rare type. AE3, not AE4. [$79]

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

Valentinian II, 375-392
18 mm. 2.35 grams.
SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE
SMRT
RIC IX Rome 29c
The obverse legend with "junior"
DN VALENTINIA-NVS IVN PF AVG
That and the small head distinguishes this from the more-common Valentinian.
Esty Type 6.
Scarce. Dark even green patina. My photo didn't catch the nice appearance in sunlight. Not the common Valentinian, rather Valentinian II.
[$69, reduced to $59, reduced to $39]
ex Harlan Berk in Joliet, Illinois, June 18, 1985 [no ticket]

 

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Theodosius, 379-395
 

Theodosius
AE4. 
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
with good mintmark
SMKB Cyzicus 
[$12 SOLD]

 

Theodosius
AE4. 
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
Also SMKB, 
[$7 SOLD]
Bought in 1968 for $3 from Joel Malter, with old Clark envelope. 

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]

 

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
AE 2. 22 mm.
GLORIA ROMANORVM
ANTB Antioch mint
[$22, reduced to $19]

 

Theodosius, 379-395
AE 2. 22 mm. 3.77 grams. Repatinated, white cover. 
GLORIA ROMANORVM
Galley (the ship of state) being steered by Victory, emperor standing.
Helmeted bust right with spear forward and (part of his) shield in left hand
[$19]  Look at the details on the helmet and bust. 
 

 

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
[$14]

 

 Theodosius
   12 mm. 5:30. 1.51 grams,
   SMAQP (? The P is expected, but not on the flan)
   RIC IX Aquileia 47b, page 104, "Scarce, 383-388"
   [$25, reduced to $16, reduced to $14] 

 

 

Theodosius. Type 42:  AE3.  GLORIA ROMANORVM
Emperor on horseback right.
393-395 [DO]
14 mm. 11:30. 2.08 grams.
   RIC Antioch 69a.
mm:  cross-rho in left field
         CONS
[$19, reduced to $16, reduced to $12]  

 

 

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 $24]
 

 

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 $49]

 

Magnus Maximus, 383-388  

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, 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]

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 wroe.
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
AE2. 22 mm.
VIRTVS EXERCITI
SMKΔ for Cyzicus
Black. Nice example of the type.  [$24]

 

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

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]

  

Arcadius
14 mm. 6:00. 1.34 grams
RIC Nicomedia 45c7
mm:  illegible in exergue
cross in wreath in left field
[$12] 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
[$12]

 

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.
[$12]

  

[$18, reduced to $16] 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]

 
Arcadius 383-408
Struck 383-388.  AE4.
VICTORIA AVG (ony one "G")
TES
RIC Thessalonica 63c.  This type only at Thessalonica. 
Very scarce.  [$19]
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]
ex Dan Clark, July 1986 [no ticket]

Arcadius, 383-408
13 mm.VOT V in wreath
SMKΔ
Full flan, well-centered. Glossy and hard to photogrph.
High quality for type.  Try to imagine it without the glare in the photograph. At the right angle, it looks better than this image. [$9]

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 $35]
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 $22]

 

 

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 $35]  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]

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 $39]

[SOLD] 

Theodosius II, 402-450
   

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 $315]
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 $7] 

Theodosius II, 402-450
12-11 mm.
CONCORDIA AVG
Victory facing, holding wreath in each hand
Esty Type 67
Struck 425-450
Scarce.  Only two on vcoins as I write, at $155 and $145. [$48]

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 $29]

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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 $39]

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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