Triton XXVI - Session 3
Date: 2023-01-10 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 884
Constantine III. AD 407-411. AR Siliqua (15.5mm, 1.67 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint. Struck AD 408-411. D N CONSTANTINVS P F AV, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AAVCCC, Roma seated left on stylised cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; SMAR. RIC X 1538; King, Fifth, 1a, pl. 22, 4; Ferrando 1705; RSC 4d; DOCLR 805. Struck on a small flan. Good VF. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 885
Maximus of Spain. Usurper, AD 409-411. AR Siliqua (14mm, 1.11 g, 6h). Barcino (Barcelona) mint. Struck AD 410-411. D N MAXIM VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR IA AAVGGG, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe in right hand and inverted spear with left; [SMBA]. RIC X 1601; Balaguer 1-37; King, Fifth p. 291; ACIP 4437; RSC 1b corr. (rev. legend). Toned, light porosity, scratches, scrape on reverse. VF. Very rare. From the S & S Collection.Maximus was the domesticus (household manager) and probably a relative of the general Gerontius, who revolted against Constantine III in AD 409. Basically a non-entity and Gerontius' puppet, Maximus was allowed to retire into private life when his master committed suicide in AD 411. However, if this Maximus is the same person as the Maximus tyrannus who unsuccessfully attempted to seize power in Spain around AD 420, his good fortune did not last. Maximus tyrannus was captured and publicly executed at the games celebrating Honorius' tricennalia at Ravenna in AD 422 as an example for any other would-be traitors. According to Philip Grierson (DOCLR, p. 219), there are about twenty known coins of Maximus.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 886
Jovinus. Usurper, AD 411-413. AR Siliqua (15mm, 1.72 g, 11h). Arelate (Arles) mint. D N IOVIN VS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR IA AVCC, Roma seated left on curule chair, holding Victory on globe in outstretched right hand and reversed spear with left; KONT. RIC X 1721; King, Fifth, p. 290 and pl. 22, 9; DOCLR –; Ferrando 1717; RSC 2†b. Toned, rough surfaces. Near VF. Very rare. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 887
Galla Placidia. Augusta, AD 421-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.43 g, 12h). Aquileia mint. Struck circa May-October AD 425. D N GALLA PLA CIDIA P F AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, with Christogram on shoulder; manus Dei above, crowning her / VOT XX MVLT XXX, Victory standing left, holding long cross in right hand; A|Q//COMOB. RIC X 1808 (same obv. die as illustration); Depeyrot 23/2; DOCLR 825 (same obv. die as illustration); P&Z 825; Sagramora 731 (same obv. die as illustration); Biaggi –. Light marks, pierced. Good VF. Rare. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 888
Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 426-430/455. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI A AVGGG, Valentinian, foot on human-headed serpent, standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left; R|V//COMOB. RIC X 2011; Ranieri 95; Depeyrot 17/1; DOCLR 844; Biaggi –. Small flan crack, deposits. Good VF. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 889
Justa Grata Honoria. Augusta, circa AD 426-450. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 439. D N IVST GRAT HO NORIA P F AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, cross on shoulder; manus Dei holding nimbus above / BONO REI PVBLICAE, Victory standing facing, head left, holding long jeweled cross with her right hand; star in upper left field; R|V//COMOB. RIC X 2022; Depeyrot 15/1; DOCLR 866; Biaggi –. Underlying luster, edge split. Choice EF. Very rare. From the S & S Collection. Ex CNG inventory 722952 (December 2000).Honoria was sister to the emperor Valentinian III. She was to be married to a Roman Senator named Bassus Herculanus but she had no interest in this union and sought aid from the already infamous Hun, Atilla. In the Spring of 450, she sent him her ring and a plea for help, whether Honoria intended this to be an invitation to wed is uncertain but Atilla took it as such and accepted, asking for half the Western Empire as his dowry. In 452 he unsuccessfully invaded northern Italy after negotiations with Rome failed. Little is known of Honoria's fate from this point on other than a brief exile and possible time in a Constantinople convent.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 890
Marcian. AD 450-457. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.48 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 450. D N MARCIA NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / VICTORI A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross in right hand; star to right; Є//CONOB. RIC X 510; DOCLR 479; Depeyrot 87/1; Biaggi –. Deposits, metal flaws. Near EF. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 891
Petronius Maximus. Usurper, AD 455. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. D N PETRONIVS MA XIMVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI A AVGGG, Petronius standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and Victory set on globe in left, right foot on human-headed serpent; R|M//COMOB. RIC X 2201 (same obv. die as 2202/2); Depeyrot 48/1; Lacam Groupe, Pl. XVII, 1; DOCLR 874; Biaggi 2362. Lightly toned, scratches. Fine. Extremely rare. From the S & S Collection. Ex Russel Bement, Jr. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999), lot 1540; Numismatic Fine Arts [XIX] (18 December 1987), lot 945.Following the assassination of Valentinian III in AD 455, Petronius Maximus seized the throne and immediately married Valentinian's wife, Licinia Eudoxia. Licinia, believing that Petronius was responsible for her late husband's death, was not happy with the new arrangement, and she appealed to the Vandal king of Carthage, Gaiseric, for help. Gaiseric responded to Licinia's plea and quickly sailed for Italy. Fearing for his life, Petronius decided to flee, but was abandoned by his bodyguard. While riding out of Rome on 31 May, he was stoned and killed. His reign lasted for only seventy days.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 892
Aelia Verina. Augusta, AD 457-484. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Leo I, AD 462-466. AEL ЧERI NA AЧG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, wearing necklace and earrings; manus Dei holding nimbus above / VICTORI A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross with right hand; star in right field; CONOB. RIC X 607; MIRB 4; Depeyrot 93/2; DOCLR 593 var. (obv. legend); Biaggi –. Underlying luster, minor marks. Good VF. Ex Moneta Imperii Romani Byzantini: The Collection of a Connoisseur (Stack's, 12 January 2009), lot 3036; Schweizerischer Bankverein 28 (17 September 1991), lot 791.Aelia Verina, the wife of Leo I, had an extraordinary personal history, plotting from time to time for and against her various relatives in numerous intrigues to control the succession or seize the throne. The very rare gold coinage in her name is attributed to two separate periods, an earlier issue struck in 462 or 466 and a later issue in 471 or 473. From the scant historical sources, Verina appears to have been the consummate imperial schemer who regularly instigated and switched sides in various deadly dynastic disputes without suffering any consequences for her actions. She retired to a nunnery in AD 480, but emerged in AD 484 for one final intrigue against her son-in-law Zeno. This, too, failed and Verina died in the aftermath; whether or not by violence is not recorded.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 893
Aelia Verina. Augusta, AD 457-484. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.49 g, 11h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Leo I, AD 462-466. AEL ЧERI NA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath (ties 11); CONOB(star). RIC X 615; MIRB 10; Depeyrot 96/1; DOCLR 595-7; Biaggi –. Deposits. Good VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 894
Majorian. AD 457-461. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.41 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. D N IVL MAIORIANVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; COMOB. RIC X 2610; Depeyrot 23/2; DOCLR 886; Lacam 42; Ranieri 141; Biaggi 2368 var. (obv. legend). Lightly toned, faint scratches, light deposits. VF. From the S & S Collection. Ex Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 1276.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 895
Julius Nepos. AD 474-475/480. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 474-475. D N IVL NE POS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear in right hand over shoulder, on left arm, shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / VICTORI A AVCCC:, Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross in right hand; R|V; COMOB. RIC X 3212; Lacam 9; Ranieri 181; DOCLR 939; Depeyrot 41/1; Biaggi –. Minor deposits, graffiti on obverse, slight doubling on reverse, slightly wavy flan. Good VF. Rare. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 896
Basiliscus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. D N ЬASILIS CЧS P P AVC (Ч retrograde), pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / VICTORI A AVCCC, Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross in right hand; star to right; CONOR. RIC X 1003 var. (CONOB); Lacam –, but cf. Classe I, Type 1 (Theoderic in name of Zeno [for mintmark]); Depeyrot 101/1 var.(same); DOCLR 607 var.(same); Biaggi –. Lustrous. Choice EF. Extremely rare. From the S & S Collection.Based on the mintmark CONOR in the exergue of issues in the name of Zeno, Lacam assigned them to the reign of the Ostrogothic king Theoderic. M.A. Metlich, however, in his study of the Ostrogothic coinage (COI), states that no solidi in the name of Zeno can be attributed to Theoderic, implying that issues with CONOR must be official coinages of the emperor. In fact, P. Grierson noted a Zeno with Leo tremissis with the CONOR mintmark in Dumbarton Oaks (DOCLR 628), which he assigned to Constantinople. While CONOR is suggestive of an unofficial or imitative issue, examples in the name of Zeno with this mintmark are recorded with one of seven different officina letters – A, B, Γ, Δ, Є, Z, and Θ. So many officina letters are unknown in contemporary Germanic issues that imitate imperial coinage, and argue instead for a well-structured official western mint whose identification is not yet certain. Our coin, in the name of Basiliscus and with the mintmark found on issues of Zeno, offers tangible evidence for such a mint scenario, since Germanic imitations in the name of Basiliscus are unknown.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 897
Romulus Augustus. AD 475-476. AV Tremissis (12.5mm, 1.32 g, 6h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. D N ROMVLVS AGVSTVS PF AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross within wreath; COMOB in exergue. RIC X 3419; Lacam 37 (same dies); Depeyrot 43/2 corr. (obv. legend); Toffanin 541/1; cf. Biaggi 2393; cf. Mazzini 10. Light scratch. VF. Extremely rare. From the S & S Collection. Ex Waddell inventory C35985 (ND); Sternberg XXXV (29 October 2000), lot 947.The task of ruling the Western Roman Empire in the late fifth century AD was devoid of the glory that once accompanied the office. Gone were the days of conquest and firm imperial power. In their place were consistent threats on the Empire's crumbing borders, a corrupt bureaucracy, and the ever-present threat of violent insurrection and usurpation. During this fraught time in Rome, on 31 October AD 475, a new emperor was proclaimed - Romulus Augustus.Romulus was the young son of the Western Empire's magister militum, Orestes, who had deposed the Emperor Julius Nepos via military coup. Nepos fled to Dalmatia in exile, while the rogue Orestes elected to put Romulus, about 14 years old, on the throne. With his son as his puppet, Orestes went about his own agenda while trying to fulfill the expected functions of government in Italy, which was about all that was left of the West Roman Empire. Unfortunately for Orestes and Romulus, the presence of the East Roman Empire, far more wealthy and powerful, could not be ignored. To gain legitimacy, they needed the recognition of Constantinople. Unfortunately for them, the Eastern Empire was undergoing its own ruling crisis between the rival emperors Zeno and Basiliscus, and both claimants still considered the exiled Julius Nepos as the legitimate western ruler.Nepos wielded no real power in exile, leaving Romulus Augustus as the de facto western emperor. However, his time was destined to be short. Early in AD 476, a group of barbarian foederati, mercenaries in Rome's employ, demanded a third of the arable land in Italy in payment for their services. Orestes refused their demands. Led by one Odovacer, the mercenaries marched on Ravenna. Orestes and his personal guard tried to stop them, but was defeated and killed at Ticinum. On 4 September AD 476, Odovacer seized Ravenna. Young Romulus, alone and friendless, sat on the throne wearing his diadem and purple cloak, holding the imperial scepter and orb, awaiting his fate. Odovacer, on account of the boy's "youth and beauty," spared his life, but ordered him to hand over the ruling regalia and made him sign an instrument of abdication, which he sent on the Zeno in Constantinople. Romulus Augustus, whose name combined those of the first king and emperor of Rome, had reigned just under 11 months. Orestes proclaimed himself King of Italy and told Zeno he would rule as viceroy of the East Roman emperor; Zeno politely insisted that Julius Nepos was still the legitimate Augustus of the West. Nepos, however, never set foot in Italy again and was murdered in AD 480, snuffing out the last feeble ember of the Western Roman Empire.Nepos wielded no real power in exile, leaving Romulus Augustus as the de facto western emperor. However, his time was destined to be short. Early in AD 476, a group of barbarian foederati, mercenaries in Rome's employ, demanded a third of the arable land in Italy in payment for their services. Orestes refused their demands. Led by one Odovacer, the mercenaries marched on Ravenna. Orestes and his personal guard tried to stop them, but was defeated and killed at Ticinum. On September 4, 476, Odovacer seized Ravenna. Young Romulus, alone and friendless, sat on the throne wearing his diadem and purple cloak, holding the imperial scepter and orb, awaiting his fate. Odovacer spared his life, but ordered him to hand over the ruling regalia and made him sign an instrument of abdication, which he sent on the Zeno in Constantinople. Romulus Augustus, whose name combined those of the first king and emperor of Rome, had reigned 11 months. Orestes proclaimed himself King of Italy and told Zeno he would rule as viceroy of the East Roman emperor; Zeno accepted the insignia but politely insisted that Julius Nepos was still the legitimate Augustus of the West. Nepos, however, never set foot in Italy again and was murdered in AD 480, snuffing out the last feeble ember of the West Roman Empire.Romulus himself survived his overthrow and was sent to the countryside to live out his days on a yearly pension of 6,000 solidi. He was still alive in AD 507, when he had a brief correspondence with Theodoric the Great, who had replaced Odovader as king.The sad episode of Romulus Augustus is considered by most historians to mark the end of the West Roman Empire. The great Edward Gibbon popularized this verdict in his monumental History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Gibbon had this to say of the unremarkable, but historic Romulus Augustus. "The son of Orestes assumed and disgraced the names of Romulus Augustus; but the first was corrupted into Momyllus, by the Greeks, and the second has been changed by the Latins into the contemptible diminutive Augustulus. The life of this inoffensive youth was spared by the generous clemency of Odoacer; who dismissed him, with his whole family, from the Imperial palace, fixed his annual allowance at six thousand pieces of gold, and assigned the castle of Lucullus, in Campania, for the place of his exile or retirement." Ultimately, due to the brief nature of his reign, the coinage of Romulus Augustus is quite rare and highly sought after for its historical significance.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 898
Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 492-507. D N ANASTA SIVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder / VICTORI AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross in right hand; star in right field; I//CONOB. DOC 3i; MIBE 4a; SB 3. Lustrous, die break on reverse, a few faint hairlines, minor deposit on reverse. EF. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 899
Anastasius I. 491-518. Æ Follis (35mm, 19.56 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 512-517. D N ANASTA SIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large M; cross above, stars of six rays flanking; ∆/CON. DOC 23f; MIBE 27; SB 19. Warm red-brown surfaces, triple strike on reverse. EF. From the Iconodule Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 900
Anastasius I. 491-518. Æ Follis (36.5mm, 18.05 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 512-517. D N ANASTA SIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large M; cross above, stars of six rays flanking; Є/CON. DOC 23i; MIBE 27; SB 19. Warm brown surfaces, slight doubling. EF. Well struck for issue. From the Iconodule Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 901
Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 522-527. D N IVISTI NVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder / VICTOR I A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star in right field; B//CONOB. DOC 2b; MIBE 3; SB 56. Lustrous, slight bend in flan, a few die breaks on reverse, minor mark on reverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 902
Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.47 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 522-527. D N IVISTI NVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder / VICTOR I A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star in right field; I//CONOB. DOC 2i; MIBE 3; SB 56. Lustrous. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 903
Justin I & Justinian I. 527. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.48 g, 8h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 4 April-1 August. D N IVSTIN [ЄT IVST]INIAN P P AVG, Justin and Justinian seated facing on backless throne, each with hands clasped before chest; CONOB / VICTORI A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and globus cruciger in left; [star in right field]; ∆//CONOB. DOC –; MIBE 1a; Metcalf, Joint Group Ia, 2 (O1/∆1); SB 114. Areas of flat strike. Near EF. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 904
Justin I & Justinian I. 527. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 4 April-1 August. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN P P AVG, Justin and Justinian seated facing on backless throne, each holding globus in left hand; CONOB / VICTORI A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star in right field; ∆//CONOB. DOC 5b; MIBE 1d; Metcalf, Joint Group Id, 11 (O7/∆1); SB 120. Underlying luster. EF.