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The divided obverse legend was employed upon Valentinian's death and Gratian ascension to the rank of senior emperor. The old Gloria and Securitas types were discontinued shortly after.MA111898. Bronze centenionalis, RIC IX Thessalonica 26(c)xxv var. (no 3rd officina), LRBC II 1772, SRCV V 20072, Cohen VIII 23, Hunter V 48 var. (mint mark), gF, well centered, dark patina, weight 2.492 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, late 375 A.D.; obverse D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), Emperor forcing barbarian to kneel, holding labarum (Chi-Rho standard), A in left field, * / Γ right, TES in exergue; scarce; $80.00 (€73.60)
Byzantine Empire, Andronicus III, 24 May 1328 - 15 June 1341
After Andronicus II did not select his popular grandson and namesake as heir, Andronicus III rose in revolt. Even after they agreed to reign jointly, grandfather and grandson were at war. In 1328 the grandson took the city by surprise and forced his grandfather to abdicate. Although at first he retained his titles and his home in the palace, in 1330 he was forced into a monastery. Old and blind, Andronicus II died on 13 February 1332.MA98875. Bronze trachy, DOC V pl. 50, 919-20; Lianta 835; Bendall PCPC 270; SBCV 2483; Sommer -, Wroth BMC -, F, cracks, weight 0.503 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, obverse winged patriarchal cross; reverse half-length figures of Andronicus and St. Demetrius holding long cross, star in cloud above; $70.00 (€64.40)
Claudius II Gothicus, September 268 - August or September 270 A.D., Barbarous Imitative
It has been theorized that bronze imitatives of this time period were produced to fill a shortage of small change. The imitative radiates found in the non-Gallic Western part of the Empire are usually Claudius II Gothicus (RR-p.48), especially DIVO CLAVDIO issues. It is believed that these were struck in Italy, Spain and North Africa. -G Depeyrot, La monnaie romaine, 211 av JC – 476 apres JC; R Reese, The Coinage of Roman Britain.MA111907. Bronze AE 12, imitative of MER-RIC T1276, RIC V-1 261 (Commemorative issued by Quintillus or Aurelian, Mediolanum mint, 270 A.D.), weight 0.799 g, maximum diameter 12.0 mm, die axis 150o, unofficial mint, after 270 A.D.; obverse [DIV]O C[LAVDIO], radiate head right; reverse CONSE[CRATIO], flaming garlanded altar; $60.00 (€55.20)
Roman Lead Conical Bulla Seal, c. 3rd - 4th Century A.D.
MA99061. Lead seal, weight 3.156 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 0o, $50.00 (€46.00)
Lead Bulla Seal
MA99062. Lead bulla (tag seal), weight 5.074 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 0o, obverse decorative pattern, perhaps Islamic; reverse mark or letter; $40.00 (€36.80)
MA99064. Lead seal, weight 11.362 g, maximum diameter 27.11 mm, die axis 0o, obverse spiral or flower design; reverse mark or monogram; $40.00 (€36.80)
On 11 May 330, Constantine I refounded Byzantium, renamed it Constantinopolis after himself, and moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to his new city. The new capital was Christian, old gods and traditions were either replaced or assimilated into a framework of Christian symbolism. Constantine built the new Church of the Holy Apostles on the site of a temple to Aphrodite. Generations later there was the story that a divine vision led Constantine to this spot. The capital would often be compared to the 'old' Rome as Nova Roma Constantinopolitana, the "New Rome of Constantinople." Special commemorative coins were issued with types for both Rome and Constantinople to advertise the importance of the new capital.MA111627. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VII Cyzicus 92 (R3), LRBC I 1220, SRCV IV 16476, Cohen VII 22, weight 2.870 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 331 - 334 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINOPOLI, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, wearing imperial cloak, scepter over left shoulder; reverse Victory standing left, right foot on prow, scepter in right hand, resting left hand on grounded shield, SMKB in exergue; $40.00 (€36.80)
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D.
In 239 A.D., Roman forces repelled a Gothic invasion of Lower Moesia.MA111881. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 20, RSC IV 194, SRCV III 8636, Hunter III 4, aVF, light toning, tiny edge cracks, weight 4.486 g, maximum diameter 23.6 mm, die axis 210o, Rome mint, 239 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse P M TR P II COS P P (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power for two years, consul, father of the country), Virtus standing left, resting right hand on shield set on ground, spear in left; ex TMC (Tom Maus Coins, Johnson City, NY); $29.42 (€27.07)
Byzantine Anonymous Follis of Christ, Class G, Romanus IV, 1 January 1068 - 19 August 1071 A.D.
Orans, from Medieval Latin, means one who is praying or pleading, also Orant or Orante, is a posture or bodily attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.MA98862. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class G; SBCV 1867; Sommer 40.9; Ratto 1991-3; Wroth BMC 19-25 (Constantine IX), VF, obv. double strike, dark brown patina, weight 7.058 g, maximum diameter 27.6 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 1 Jan 1068 - 19 Aug 1071 A.D.; obverse bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, and colobium, raising right in benediction, scroll in left hand, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Jesus Christ) across field, border of large pellets; reverse facing bust of the Virgin Orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium, MP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation: Mother of God) across field; border of large pellets; scarce; $25.50 (€23.46)
Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria
This type is traditionally assigned to Antioch but McAlee identifies Laodicea as the most likely mint. McAlee notes, "After Septimius stripped Antioch of its privileges and conferred them on Laodicea-ad-Mare, some coins of Laodicea bear the legend 'Metropolis of the Four Provinces,' and others have a representation of four Tyches. The letters ∆ - E also regularly appear on the coins of Laodicea from the time of Elagabalus to that of Trebonianus Gallus." We attribute the type to Antioch, but clearly that is not certain.MA110788. Billon tetradrachm, cf. Bellinger Syria 42, SNG Cop VII 236, McAlee 758, aVF, rough, rev. off center, lamination defected, edge crack, weight 10.988 g, maximum diameter 26.3 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch(?) mint, obverse AVT K M A - ANTWNEINO-C CEB, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC YΠ B (holder of Tribunitian power, consul for the second time), eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left, wreath in beak, Δ - E (Δ EΠAPCEIΩN - of the four eparchies) flanking eagle's head, star between legs; $22.79 (€20.97)
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