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FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, looking inwards, each holding spear and resting hand on shield; two standards between them, SMANH in exergue. RIC VII 88. 2.28gr, 17mm, 5h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Purchased from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, 2006. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 117, 22 February 2024, lot 1329. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Star within wreath; ANT below. RIC VIII 187. 1.86gr, 18mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Edge ragged and flan cracked. Scarce.

Found Essex, UK.

D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing to right; above, star; (palm) NIKΓ • (palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 122. 8.95gr, 28mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, T in left field, SMKA in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 11a & 13a (no T). 2.20gr, 18mm, 1h.

Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; unpublished variant.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

D N VALEN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICÆ, emperor standing facing with head to right, holding Victory on globe and labarum with Chi-Rho; KONSTAN (TAN ligate) in exergue. RIC IX, 1g; British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference BERK-9CAE71 (this coin). 4.42gr, 21mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine. Some small marks.

Found near Marlborough, Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme record BERK-9CAE71.

D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated to left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; LVGPS in exergue. RIC IX 43a.1; Lyon 208; RSC 76†b. 1.81gr, 18mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine.

Found Berkshire, UK.

D N VALENTINIANVS IVN P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right. / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and spear, star in right field; SMNB in exergue. RIC IX 34. 2.46gr, 18mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine. Rare.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGGG, Constantinopolis seated facing, head to left, wearing helmet and holding spear and globe; O in right field, CONSΔ(?) in exergue. RIC IX 56b. 2.61gr, 19mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

D N TAEODO-SIVS(sic) [...]P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-[...],Theodosius, wearing military attire, standing to left on galley, head to right, raising hand; Victory at helm holding rudder; wreath in left field; CO[...] in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC IX 52c.3. 4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

The issue is, on account of the mintmark, occasionally described as having been struck at Constantinople for use at Cherson. However, the crude fabric and unconventional style as well as major inconsistencies in the epigraphy point to local production at the important port city of Cherson.

AEL FLACILLA AVG, draped bust to right, wearing elaborate headdress / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory seated to right, inscribing a Chi-Rho on shield set on column, CONЄ in exergue. RIC IX 81. 5.57gr, 23mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing to left, holding spear and resting on shield; Victory crowning him with wreath on right; ANTΔ in exergue. RIC X 72; LRBC 2793. 2.94gr, 18mm, 5h.

Good Very Fine. Beautiful green patina with brown highlights.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: mixed emperors, denominations and reverse types. 282gr total, 8-30mm.

As shown.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.