Bronze Coins of Imperial Rome

Page 4 - Constantine's sons to end of empire

A fascinating though worn coin of Magnentius. It was holed probably with a nail to hang on a door lintel as a charm. The hole was carefully drilled to avoid the chi rho symbol. It pierces the neck of the emperor on the obverse and shows where the owner's priority was.


Constantius II As Augustus 337 - 361 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate head right
Rx: Camp Gate w/ two turrets; star above.
Thessalonica

Constantius II 337 - 361 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust right
Rx: Standard between two soldiers; GLORIA EXERCITVSs
reference - Sear 3998
Nikomedia mint. officiana A


Constantius II 337 - 361 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust right
Rx: Camp Gate w/ two turrets; star above.
Thessalonica mint. officiana B


Constantius II 337 - 361 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust right
Rx: Two soldiers facing, standard between.
Siscia
reference - Sear 3987


Constantius II 337 - 361 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust right
Rx: Two soldiers facing, standard between.
Siscia
reference - Sear 3987


Constantius II 337 - 361 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust right
Rx: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, phoenix standing on a globe.
references - Sear 4008; RIC 233
Struck 348-354 A.D. at the Constantinople mint.


Constantius II 337 - 361 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust right
Rx: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier advancing left, spearing fallen horseman, .
references - Sear 4003
Mint: Thessalonica.


Constantius II 337 - 361 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust right; D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG
Rx: FEL. TEMP. REPARATIO. Phoenix, radiate, standing rt. on pyre/cairn.
Siscia
reference - Sear 4008
Struck 348-354 A.D.

Constantine II 337 - 340 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust left, holding globe & being crowned by Victory; CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C.
Rx: VIRTVS EXERCIT. Two captives seated at foot of standard. S to left. P to right.
reference - Sear 3950v
Siscia mintmark

Constantine II 337 - 340 CE Æ3
Obv: Laureate, draped and curaissed bust right
Rx: Two soldiers facing, two standards between.
Antioch mint
reference - Sear 3951v

Constantine II 337 - 340 CE Æ3, 2.64 gm
Obv: Small Draped & Laureate bust left, holding scepter and ?.
Rx: Campgate with three turrets.
Nicomedia mint
reference - Sear 3948v.

Constantine commemorative 337 - 340 CE Æ3
Obv: Shrouded bust right
Rx: Constantine in Quadriga ascending' Hand of God reaching down.
Siscia mint
reference - Sear 3986

Crispus 315 - 326 CE Æ3
Obv: Draped bust left.
Rx: Vows; VOT X in wreath.
Thessalonica mint.
reference - Sear 3817.

Constans 337 - 350 CE Æ Centenionalis 23 mm.
Obv: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding globe.
Rx: Soldier leading small figure from hut [or hiding place in reeds?] .
Constantinople mint
reference - Sear 3871. Struck 348-350.

Constans 337 - 350 CE Æ3-4
Obv: Laureate draped bust right.
Rx: Two victories facing with wreathes.
Siscia mint
reference - Sear 3871.

Constans 337 - 350 CE, 1/2 Centenionalis - 21 mm
Obv: D. N. CONSTANS P. F. AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt.
Rx: FEL. TEMP. REPARATIO. Phoenix, radiate, standing rt. on pyre/cairn.
Siscia mint
Struck A.D. 348-350
Sear 3975

Magnentius, 350 - 353 A.D. - AE Centenionalis
Obv: DN MAGNENTIVS PF AVG. Gamma behind bare headed draped and cuiriassed bust right.
Rx: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE. Two Victories facing each other inscribing VOT/V/MVLT/X on shield. Chi Rho above shield.
Sear 4024

Constantius Gallus 351 - 354 CE Æ3 - !/2 centenionalis
Obv: Laureate draped bust right.
Rx: Spearing fallen Horseman; SMKA in exergue.
Cyzicus mint
reference -Van Meter 7.

Constantius Gallus 351 - 354 CE Æ3 - !/2 centenionalis
Obv: Laureate draped bust right.
Rx: Spearing fallen Horseman; SMKA in exergue.
Cyzicus mint
reference -Van Meter 7.

DELMATIUS Caesar, AD 335-337 AE3/4
Obv: FL.DELMATIVS NOB.C, His laureated, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rx: GLORIA EXERCITVS, Two soldiers either side of a standard; DSIS in exergue.
Siscia mint
reference - Sear 3931/32.


Julian II Æ 21 361 - 363 CE - !/2 centenionalis
Obv:Julian left, armored, with spear and shield.
Rx: VOT V/MVLT/XX.
Cyzicus mint
reference -Sear 4074.


Julian II 361 - 363 CE Æ 29, 7.7 gm.
Obv:Pearl diademed, draped and curiassed Julian right.
Rx: SECURITAS REIPVB, Bull standing right, two stars above.
TESG between two branches in ex. = Thessalonica mint
reference - RIC 255.
The last pagan emperor represents an occultation of two planets in the constellation Tarus.


Jovian AD 363-364 Æ3 (2.79 grams, 20 mm)
Obv: DN IOVIANVS P.F.AVG, His diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left.
Rev: VOT/V in laurel-wreath. HERACA (Heraklea) in exergue.
Ref: Sear 4086.


Jovian AD 363-364 Æ3 (2.71 grams, 20 mm)
Obv: DN IOVIANVS P.F.AVG, His diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VOT/V/MVLT/X in laurel-wreath. SMKA (Cyzicus) in exergue.
Ref: Sear 4087.


Procopius 364-367 CE Æ16 (3.26. grams)
Obv: D N PROCO-PIVS P F AVG, His diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left.
Rev: REPARATI-O FEL TEMP, Procopius standing facing, head right, holding labarum and shield
Heraclea mint
Ref: RIC 7.


Procopius 364-367 CE Æ15 (2.28. grams)
Obv: D N PROCO-PIVS P F AVG, His diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: REPARATI-O FEL TEMP, Procopius standing facing, head right, holding labarum and shield
SMHB - Heraclea mint.
Ref - Sear 4125


Valentinian 364 - 375 CE Æ3
Obv: Diademed draped bust right
Rev: Emperor right dragging captive holding labrum.
Heraclea mint.
reference - Sear 4102

Valentinian 364 - 375 CE Æ3
Obv: Diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right. DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG
Rev: Victory advancing left with trophy & wreath. SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE .
Mint: Siscia.
reference - Sear 4103
What an outfit!

Valens 364 - 378 CE Æ3
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: Valens standing left w/ labrum and Victory.
reference - Sear 4114.


Valens 364 - 378 CE Æ3
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: Victory advancing left w/ leaf & palm.
Siscia mint.

Roman Empire. Procopius. A.D. 365-366. AE 3. 3.379 grams. Struck in Constantinople. Obverse: DN. PROCOPIVS PF. AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Reverse: REPARATIO FEL. TEMP. Emperor standing facing, head r., holding labarum in r. hand and resting l. on shield; at foot, l., a small indeterminate object; above, in field r., monogram; in exergue, CONSr. RIC 215

Gratian 367 - 383 CE Æ3-4
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: Rev: Emperor right dragging captive holding chi rho labrum.
Siscia mint.

Gratian 367 - 383 CE Æ3
Obv: Diademed, Rosette & draped bust right
Rev: Rev: Emperor standing, holding standard w/ chi rho and dragging captive.
Siscia mint.
Sear 4142


VALENTINIAN II: A.D.375 - 392 Æ 4 - 12 mm
Obv: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, bust right
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, carrying trophy and dragging captive .
Mint: Siscia.
reference - Sear 4167

Magnus Maximus 383 - 388 CE Æ4
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: Campgate w/ two turrets; star above.
Aquileia mint.
reference - RIC 3.

Magnus Maximus 383 - 388 CE Æ2
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: REPARATIO REIPVB, Maximus raising kneeling female figure.
Constantinople mint.
reference - Sear4203.
Nice portrait. too bad about the reverse.

Arcadius 395 - 408 CE Æ4
Obv: laureate bust right.
Rev: Vot V in wreath
Thessalonica mint.
reference - RIC 62b.


Arcadius 395 - 408 CE Æ2 (4.64 g)
Obv: Diademed bust right, Manus Dei (hand of God) above.
Rev: Emperor standing left holding standard, captive at feet.
Constantinople mint.
reference - Sear 4229.


Arcadius 395 - 408 CE Æ3-4 (1.41 g)
Obv: Laureate, draped bust right.
Rev: Emperor moving forward with Chi Rho standard dragging captive.

Arcadius 395 - 408 CE Æ2
Obv: laureate & draped bust right.
Rev: Emperor with labrum and globe
reference - Van Meter 25.

Honorius 393 - 423 CE Æ2
Obv: laureate draped bust right.
Rev: Emperor standing with standard & globe.
Nicomedia mint.
reference - Van Meter 318 #35.


Honorius 393 - 423 CE Æ2
Obv: laureate draped bust right.
Rev: Emperor standing with standard & globe.
Antioch mint.

Theodosius 379-395 CE Æ2
Obv: Helmeted, curaissed, draped bust right.
Rev: Theodosius standing on galley w/ Victory at the helm.
Constantinople mint.
reference - Sear 4182.

Theodosius 379-395 CE Æ3-4
Obv: Laureate & draped bust right.
Rev: Theodosius advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum in left.
TES in exergue.
reference - RIC-60b(2); listed as Rare.

Theodosius 379-395 CE Æ4
Obv: Diademed, cuirased and draped bust right; DN THEODOSIUS PF AVG .
Rev: Wreath inscribed VOT X MVLT XX.
Heraclea.
reference - Sear 4187(2)

Theodosius 408-419 CE Æ3 17mm
Obv: helmed & cuir. facing bust, hldng spear & shield w/ cross .
Rev: CONCORDI-A AVGG, Constantinopolis seated, head rt, hldng long scepte & Victory on globe;
reference - Van Meter p. 327, 29