Auction 121 - Session 4
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 993
Constantine II. AD 337-340. AR Siliqua (20mm, 2.67 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Rosette-diademed head right, eyes upraised / Victory, winged and draped, advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; C•Є. RIC VIII 15; RSC 70a. A hint of porosity, some light scratches, tiny field mark on reverse. Good VF. Ex Weise Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 1154; CNG inventory 182286 (January 2003).This silver siliqua of Constantine II is closely patterned upon the so-called "eyes to God" coinage of his father, Constantine I "the Great," who had introduced the new style in AD 324. This new depiction showed the emperor wearing a Hellenistic diadem in place of the old Roman laurel wreath and with his head tilted back and eyes uplifted toward the heavens. The imagery seems to have been intentionally ambiguous, and could be viewed by various groups within the empire in the context of their own hopes and aspirations. Christians interpreted it as the culmination of God's plan to defeat the pagans and create a new Christian Roman Empire. Eusebius, in his Vita Constantini (IV.15), specifically mentions these coins as an indication of Constantine's piety: "... he had his own portrait so depicted on the gold coinage that he appeared to look upwards in the manner of one reaching out to God in prayer." Non-Christians could also look to the similarities to the coins of the Hellenistic kings, whose diademed heads were often shown with similar upraised gaze.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 994
Constantine II. AD 337-340. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 5h). Antioch mint. CONSTAN TINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTO RIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding grounded trophy and palm frond; *|LXXII//SMAN•. RIC VIII 3; Depeyrot 1/1; ; Biaggi 2007 (this coin). Underlying luster, a few minor marks, tiny metal flaws on obverse. Near EF. Very rare. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Heritage 3085 (5 August 2020), lot 30058; Dimitriadis Collection (Heritage 3032, 10 April 2014), lot 23659; Dreesmann Collection (Part I, Spink, 13 April 2000), lot 157; Ceresio [I] (26 September 1987), lot 339; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.The LXXII in the right field indicates that 72 solidi were struck from a pound of gold, one of the few times a statement of value can be found on Roman gold coinage.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 995
Constans. As Caesar, AD 333-337. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 335. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and cradling palm frond in arm; CONS. RIC VII 97; Depeyrot 5/7; DOC –; Biaggi –. Lustrous, light marks, minor scuff on each side. Near EF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton X (8 January 2007), lot 792.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 996
Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.64 g, 6h). Decennalia issue. Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 347-348. CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT/ X/ MVLT/ XX between them; TR. RIC VIII 135; Depeyrot 6/3; Biaggi 2123. Fully lustrous. Superb EF. Perfectly centered on a broad, round flan. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 510902 (August 2019); Dr. Klaus Berthold collection (Künker 318, 11 March 2019), lot 1940; Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 421.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 997
Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 337-340. FL IVL CON STANS P F AVG, pearl-and-rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITVM, Constans standing facing, head left, wearing military attire, holding a trophy mounted on a spear with his right hand and a shield on the ground with his left; a captive seated to either side at his feet, the one on the left with his hands bound, and the one on his right holding his head with his left hand, both are looking upward at the emperor; TES. RIC VIII 34; Depeyrot 4/7; Biaggi 2126. Toned with underlying luster, light scratches, traces of deposits and slight double strike on reverse. EF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 862; Gorny & Mosch 211 (4 March 2013), lot 677; Bayerische Vereinsbank 1 (4 December 1978), lot 53.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 998
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.17 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 337-340. D N CONSTAN TIVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VICTORIA CONSTANTI AVG, Victory seated right on cuirass and round shield; on her left knee she supports a shield inscribed VOT/ XV in two lines; to right, winged genius standing left, supporting the shield with both hands; CONS. RIC VIII 4; Depeyrot 1/4; Biaggi 2174 (this coin). Lustrous, tiny obverse die breaks. EF. Very rare and with an excellent portrait. Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 999
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.54 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 340-351. Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated half-left, foot on prow, each holding scepter, supporting shield between them inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX in four lines; SMNT. RIC VIII 26; Depeyrot 3/4; Biaggi –. Fully lustrous, small edge bend. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1000
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.56 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Nicomedia mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 355-361. Pearl-diadmed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Roma, holding spear and head facing, and Constantinopolis, head left, holding scepter and foot on prow, seated on thrones facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX in four lines; SMNC. RIC VIII 74; Depeyrot 5/2; DOC 124 corr. (officina listed as Є); Biaggi 2140 (this coin). Lustrous, a few light marks. Near EF. From the Conti Collection. Ex New York Sale IX (13 January 2005), lot 212; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1001
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.44 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 347-355. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated slightly left on double throne, each holding scepter and supporting shield between them inscribed VOT/ XX/ MVLT/ XXX in four lines; SMANΓ. RIC VIII 83; Depeyrot 6/3; Biaggi –. Lustrous, a couple of marks on obverse. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 441 (3 April 2019), lot 500.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1002
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 12h). Antioch mint, 9th officina. Struck AD 347-355. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated half-left with right foot on prow, each holding scepter in left hand, with their right hands supporting shield inscribed VOT/ XX/ MVLT/ XXX in four lines; SMANΘ. RIC VIII 83; Depeyrot 6/3; Biaggi 2137. Lustrous, trace deposits, light marks. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1003
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.43 g, 5h). Tricennalia issue. Antioch mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 355-361. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding a spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / Roma seated facing, holding spear, and Constantinopolis seated left, holding scepter and resting foot on prow, supporting between them a shield inscribed VOT/ XXX/ MVLT/ XXXX in four lines; SMANΔ. RIC VIII 165; Depeyrot 10/1; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. Near EF. Fine style portrait. Ex Dr. Nicholas Lowe Collection (Roma E-Sale 63, 7 November 2019), lot 1041; Titano 62 (24 September 1995), lot 299.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1004
Magnentius. AD 350-353. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.20 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck January-February AD 350. IM CAE MAGN ENTIVS AVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANOR, Victory, cradling palm frond in left arm, standing right, and Libertas, holding scepter in left hand, standing left, both with right hand supporting between them a shaft upon which is mounted a trophy; TR. RIC VIII 248; Bastien 4; Depeyrot 8/1; Biaggi 2197. Underlying luster, hairline flan crack, short scratch on reverse. EF. Rare. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 257 (15 October 2018), lot 984; Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (Part I, 23 May 2016), lot 726.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1005
Decentius. Caesar, AD 350/1-353. Æ Centenionalis (22.5mm, 4.99 g, 6h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 2nd officina. 5th phase, AD 350-351. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A to left / Two Victories standing facing one another, holding shield inscribed VOT/ V/ MVL/ X in four lines set on short column; FSAR. RIC VIII 165; Bastien 249; Ferrando 1309; LRBC 432. Brown surfaces, spot of roughness on reverse. Choice EF. Well struck on a broad flan. From the DFA Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1006
Nepotian. Usurper, AD 350. Æ Centenionalis (25mm, 5.18 g, 5h). Rome mint, uncertain officina. FL NEP CONST ANTINV[S A]VG, laurel and rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe in right hand, spear in left; shield at side; R[...]. RIC VIII 203; LRBC 644. Green-brown patina, edge split. VF. Very rare. From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 126 (19 November 2002), lot 176.Beginning in AD 350, the western portion of the Roman Empire underwent a period of rebellion and usurpation. Magnentius, a member of the Roman bureaucracy, taking advantage of the troubles of Constantius II with Persia, revolted and murdered Constans, the western emperor. Unable to go west and subdue Magnentius, Constantius II apparently allowed for two "legal" usurpations to occur: that of Nepotian in Rome, and Vetranio in Siscia. After only 28 days of rule, however, Nepotian was captured and executed by troops loyal to Magnentius. The failure of both Nepotian and Vetranio to stop Magnentius prompted Constantius II to appoint his cousin Gallus as Caesar. While Gallus held down the east, Constantius II could then head west to put down the rebellion of Magnentius and restore order.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1007
Constantius Gallus. Caesar, AD 351-354. AV Semissis (15.5mm, 2.31 g, 11h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 351-354. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory seated right on cuirass, behind which is a shield, inscribing VO/ TIS/ V on shield set on knee; to right, small winged Genius standing left, supporting shield; SMAN. RIC VIII 95; Depeyrot 8/3; Biaggi –. Clipped, scratches, minor deposits. VF. Extremely rare. From the Conti Collection. Ex Artemide L (3 November 2018), lot 439.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1008
Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Light Miliarense (22mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 360-361. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Soldier standing facing, head right, holding reversed spear and shield set on ground; to right, eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak; TCONST. RIC VIII 308; Ferrando 1369; RSC 72†a. Toned with golden iridescence on reverse, light scrapes. VF. Very rare. From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 940.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1009
Jovian. AD 363-364. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 12h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. D N IOVIAN VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITA S REI PVBLICAE, Roma, holding spear in left hand, and Constantinopolis, with right foot on prow and holding scepter in left hand, enthroned facing, the latter turned to left, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/ V/ MVL/ X in four lines; ANTZ. RIC VIII 222; Depeyrot 18/1; Biaggi 2225 var. (officina); Mazzini 8 var. (same). Lustrous. Choice EF. Rare and exceptional for issue. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 1017; Rauch 102 (7 November 2016), lot 564; Künker 273 (14 March 2016), lot 957; Hess-Divo 326 (28 May 2014), lot 120; Numistatica Ars Classica 75 (18 November 2013), lot 345; Classical Numismatic Review XXI.2 (Fall 1996), no. 65; Vinchon (24 April 1996), loy 117; Hermann Vogel Collection (A. Hess 194, 25 March 1929), lot 964.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1010
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck October AD 367. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum with Christogram and crowning Victory on globe; SMTR. RIC IX 14a; Depeyrot 26/1; Biaggi –. Light marks and scratches, attractive toning in the recesses. VF. Ex George Bernert Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 406, 27 September 2017), lot 798.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1011
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck January AD 368. D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG, consular bust left, wearing pearl-diadem and imperial mantle, holding mappa and scepter / VOTA PV BLICA, Valentinian I and Valens enthroned facing, both nimbate, each holding a mappa and scepter; bound captive to left and right; *CONS(wreath). RIC IX 29a; Depeyrot 22/1; DOCLR 190; Biaggi 2244; Mazzini 68. Lustrous. EF. Exceptional. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 194; Mark Poncin Collection (Triton X, 8 January 2007), lot 801; William H. Williams Collection (Triton VI, 14 January 2003), lot 1111; Numismatic Fine Arts XXII (1 June 1989), lot 150.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1012
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 365. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing right, holding labarum with Christogram on banner and Victory on globe; ANTA. RIC IX 2a.ii (unlisted officina); Depeyrot 23/1; Biaggi –. Small edge test, minor die break at reverse edge. Near EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 989.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1013
Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 367. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valens standing right, holding labarum with Christogram on banner and Victory on globe; CONS(wreath). RIC IX 3d.2; Depeyrot 20/2; Biaggi 2254. Light scratches. Near EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 102 (18 May 2016), lot 1107.