Type 12:  AE4.  VICTORIA AVGGG
Victory advancing left with wreath and palm
375-395
Common for Valentinian II, Theodosius, and Arcadius. Rare, but typical, for Eugenius. Highly unusual for Valens, Gratian, and Honorius.
Common in excellent condition from Siscia for Valentinian II and Theodosius.


Valentinian II, Siscia
14 mm. 1.20 grams.

Other images below

See type 44 for Arcadius and Honorius with the ending "GG" instead of "GGG".

 
mint RIC Vn G V2 T A H E
Tr 97     S,3 S,3 C,R    
  98     S S C    
  107       S C,2 * R
  108             3
Lug 44     R,S,3 C,R C,R,S    
  47           4 3
Ar 30     C,R,R,3 S,C S,C 3,4 R
  46     R 2 2,R    
Aq 46     R 2 R,R    
Rome 29,30 4 4          
  56     3,2 R R    
Sis 39     C S R,2    
mint RIC Vn G V2 T A H E

*  Honorius with "GG" at Trier, 107 note, plate III.20
RIC IX, photos:  G-Rome 29 is VIII.15 (R4), E-Tr 108 is III.18, A-Sis 39 is IX.16.

Type 44 continues this type with GG instead of GGG. There is a very similar type with GG for Magnus Maximus (type 27).

DOC: Arcadius, 1 piece, Table 16, "Western Coinages, 383-388" p. 104, 3 pieces, Table 23, "Gallic mints, 388-392," p.116, and no pieces, Table 16, "Western Coinages in Arcadius' Name, 392-395," struck at Lyon under Eugenius 392-4 with unbroken obverse legend and then 394-5 with broken legend under Theodosius, page 122-3, Table 31, "Western AE, 394-408," page 131.
DOC: Honorius, none with GGG, Table 39, "Western AE, 395-423," "395" page 207. [The later ones in Table 39, page 207, with GG, 2 pieces, are type 55, "410-423."]

Cayon Vn --, G --, V2-77 (3 photos, all Sis), T-73 (2 photos, Sis, xx), E-16 (no photo), A-59,60 (2 photos, xx, xx), H-69 (no photos).

Hunter E-88.E8.
Ratto photos, Arcadius 32, 33.

 


Valens: no images

Gratian:




  Gratian
  AE14, 6:00, 1.27 grams
  RIC Rome 30 "R4"
  (It really is an extremely rare type for Gratian. This coin is ex CNG auction 84, lot 1558, in 2010)



Valentinian II:  

14 mm. 12:00. 1.20 grams.

RIC Siscia 39a1.

 



Siscia  12 mm. 6:30. 1.29 grams. RIC Siscia 39a2

Arelate   14 mm. 12:00. 0.95 grams. RIC Arelate 30a1.
 

Theodosius: 
 

Theodosius
14 mm. 12:00. 0.97 grams. 
ESIS
RIC Siscia 39b2 ("S" but now common)


Siscia  14 mm. 6:00. 1.08 grams.  Siscia 39b1 ("S" but now common)

Siscia   14 mm. 12:00. 1.23 grams. RIC Siscia 39b2.

GG ending


  13 mm. 6:00. 1.21 grams. This almost looks like it ends GG instead of GGG,
   but close inspection in-hand shows a possible weak third G right along the exergual line.


About the "GG" ending: One of each of Arcadius and Honorius seen by Pearce (but not from Siscia), who thinks this type is probably the same as type 12, but possibly dated immediately after the death of Theodosius (which, therefore, should not have a Theodosius legend like this one), leaving only Arcadius and Honorius as Augusti. Pearce did not assign it an RIC number, probably because it would technically be in RIC X, not IX. Kent did put it in RIC X, as listed under type 44 (but not for Siscia).
Arelate   13 mm. 12:30. 0.94 grams. RIC Arelate 30d.
 
Siscia    14 mm. 6:00. 1.12 grams. RIC Siscia 39b1

 
Arelate  14mm. 12:00. 1.07 grams. RIC Arelate 30d.
Aquileia  14 mm. 12:30. 1.05 grams. AQP. RIC Aquileia 46b "R2".

Arcadius:

Siscia   14 mm. 7:00. 1.28 grams. RIC Siscia 39d "S" but now common.
Siscaia   14 mm. 12:00. 1.37 grams. RIC Siscia 39c.

Lugdunum  13 mm. 6:00. 1.41 grams. RIC Ludunum 44d1
 
Trier  14 mm. 6:00. 1.33 grams. RIC Trier 97c. 

Honorius: no images

Eugenius:
Eugenius  13 mm. 12:00. 1.55 grams. RIC Lugdunum 47a
Eugenius  13 mm. 12:00. 1.02 grams. Mint mark not clear. cf. Trier 107d, Arelate 30.

 

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