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D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback to right, raising hand; SMKΓ in exergue. RIC IX 29a. 2.64gr, 17mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

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

AEL EVDOXIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust to right, crowned by Manus Dei above / SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory, winged and draped, seated to right on cuirass with shield behind, inscribing Christogram on shield which rests on knee; CONOB in exergue. RIC X 28 (Arcadius); Depeyrot 55/4. 4.47gr, 20mm, 6h.

Good Extremely Fine. Lustrous, well-centred and boasting remarkable detail.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed to bust / VICTORIA AVGGG, emperor standing to right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, treading on captive to right; M-D across fields, COMOB in exergue. RIC X 1206d; Depeyrot 16/2. 4.40gr, 22mm, 6h.

Good Extremely Fine. A bright and lustrous example.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath; in exergue, MDPS. RIC X 1226; RSC 63†. 1.08gr, 15mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.

D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing facing, head to right, holding standard and globe; SMN[?] in exergue. RIC IX 46c.1. 4.55gr, 22mm, 7h.

Very Fine.

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

D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor standing facing, holding globe and labarum; ALEB in exergue. Cf. RIC 21d; cf. Cohen 20. 7.05gr, 21mm, 10h.

Near Very Fine. Rare unusually heavy issue.

From UK private collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Monogram of Marcian within wreath, mint mark below. Cf. RIC X 541-542, 553, 558, 560. 1.24gr, 10mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

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

D N LEO PE-RPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory standing to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in left and right fields, THSOB in exergue. RIC X 618; Depeyrot 59/1. 4.40gr, 20mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

D N ZENO PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in left and right fields, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 939; Depeyrot 62/1. 4.39gr, 21mm, 5h.

Extremely Fine. Very rare.

From the Campostella Collection. Acquired from Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, February 1990. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 586. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

D N IVSTINIANVS P Γ AVC (partially ligate), diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing slightly to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield with horseman motif on arm / VICTORIA AVCCC (pellet) A, Victory standing to left, holding long voided cross; star to left, COMOB in exergue, pellets at end of exergual line. Ladich 4 var. (no pellet in legend; Rome); MEC I 122 var. (same; Rome); BMC Vandals 4 (Ravenna); Roma XXV, lot 1137 (same dies). 4.40gr, 21mm, 6h.

Good Extremely Fine. A gem of Migrationary coinage. Very rare.

From the Brightwalton Collection. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

D N ZENO PERP F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman and fallen enemy motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Γ, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, COMOB in exergue. RIC X 3654; Depeyrot 91/1; Lacam pl. 57, 70 (same obv. die); NAC 93, 1096 (hammer: 8,500 CHF); CNG MB 72, 2213; Roma XXIII, 1152 (same obv. die). 4.40gr, 20mm, 7h.

Good Extremely Fine. Extremely rare.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 606. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

In RIC X, Kent argues that the Rome solidi struck at the behest of Odovacar can be divided into two series. The first series bearing the mint mark COMOB and :, R or Γ at the end of the reverse legend, and the second with •COMOB• and Γ• or Ä (see p. 216).

D N ZENO PERP F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Ä, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, •COMOB• in exergue. RIC X 3657; Lacam pl. 50, 7; Künker 227, lot 2001 (hammer: 2,800 EUR). 4.32gr, 21mm, 6h.

Near Mint State. Sharp and lustrous. Very rare.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.