Quinarius. Sale catalogs with outstanding selections of quinarii of the Roman empire, including Roman tetrarchal AE quinarii
Note: Major collections of Roman Republican coins usually have good selections of Republican quinarii included, and those catalogs are not listed separately here.
M&M Basel
XIII (17-19 June 1954) VHV. MQP. 1051 ancients among 1225 on 36 ppl + 2 E among 48. A spectacular collection of coins of the tetrarchy, inluding very many rare copper fractional pieces and many silver argentii and many antoniniani. Also some late Roman gold, 99 outstanding PR, 260 G.
Tetrarchy (345), including late Roman fractions (78) and silver argentii (138)
61 (10/82) VHV and MV. MQP. 1466 lots of ancients on 72 ppl + 2 E. Divided into two parts. The first part of the catalog is a typical selection of VHV Greek and Roman coins. A second part is the Pierre Bastien Collection of late Roman AE. 239 G, 156 Roman Republican, 132 R, 9 spintriae, and then 926 lots of late Roman AE on 32 ppl. (Only tetrarchy and Constantinian family, not Valentinian and later.) All the late Roman AE are in outstanding condition and many lots consist of all the co-emperors of the same issue, although only one per type is usually illustrated. Over 40 of the rare fractional bronze are illustrated. This is the finest catalog of late Roman AE ever issued.
late Roman AE (926 lots) including 40 fractional AE (quinarii)
Sotheby's
1983, June 9. "Brand Collection 3" (Brown cardcover) HV. HQP. 468 ancients photographed throughout + 7 E + 2 color ppl. 191 G, 278 R.
gold quinarii of Augustus and Hadrian, and 13 silver quinarii
1984, Feb. 1. "Brand Collection 5" HV. MQP. 716 ancients, half illustrated on 24 ppl. 212 G, 504 R.
1 quinarius of Brutus and 12 silver RI quinarii
M&M fixed price list 349, Sept. 1973. 24 silver and 3rd C. quinarii among 45 ancients.
NFA 20 (3/88) VHV. VHQP. (Horizontal format) 829 ancients. Thick catalog. Most with extensive commentary. 221 G, 608 R, including 14 silver quinarii and 4 of the tetrarchy. Spectacular catalog.
rare late Roman emperors
NFA fixed price sheet dated Feb. 1986. A single sheet, entitled "Roman silver quinarii" with 16 Republican, 2 Marc Antony, and 7 imperial quinarii.
Leu 10 (5/74) VHV. HQP. 487 ancients on 27 ppl + 3 E. 461 R, 26 Byz.
17 RI quinaii and 1 Constantius half-argenteus
Peus 357 (1998, Oct. 28-30) Two volumes. "W. Wild Collection of Celtic Coins and a collection of Roman Trier" 1232 ancients plus 9 ppl Arabic among 4380 on 50 ppl among 203 ppl. 194 Celtic and Gallic, 147 G, 7 Persis, 19 Parthian, 9 Sas, 21 RR, 829 RI including 468 of Roman Trier, of which 14 are fractions, 40 stamp seals, 28 cylinder seals
late Roman AE of Trier (468), Celtic and Gallic (194)
NAC
84 (2015, May 2021) in two parts. Part I: HV. VHQP. 837 ancients. 234 G including 23 silver fractions of the southwestern Levant), 111 RR, 442 RI including 22 argentii, 11 DA, 30 Byz
argentei (22)
Auctiones AG 15 (9/85) 870 ancients 1126 on 36 ppl among 52. 230 G, 166 RP, 427 R (including 86 tetrarchal AE including 8 quinarii), 31 Byz
Roman provincial (166)
NAC 15 (5/99) HV. VHQP. 589 ancients on 53 ppl + 4 E + 23 color. 237 RR, 322 RI including 13 quinarii of Probus and later, 30 Byz.
Roman imperial
NFA unnumbered #19 (12/87) (vertical format) "Winter mail-bid sale" MV. MQP. 1030 ancients. 522 G., 422 R, including 9 RI quinarii, 79 Byz.
electrum (62)
NFA Unnumbered after #10 (1/82) (vertical format) "Winter mail-bid sale" MV. MQP. 465 ancients. 299 G, 168 R including 6 RI quinarii, 8 Byz. 22 ppl + 4 ppl of antiquities.
Kovacs mail bid sale XIV (10/98) 496 ancients. 99 G, 42 RP, 9 RR, 96 RI including 5 RI quinarii, 244 Byz AE.
An amazing group of Byz AE rarities: 7 Constantine IV, 4 Justininian II (1st reign), 18 Leontius, 6 Tiberius III, 5 Juntinian II (second reign), 14 Philippicus, 11 Anastasius II, 4 Theodosius III, etc.
244 Byzantine AE
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