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obverse: Fausta, wife of Constantine I (324-326). AE Follis. Thessalonica mint, 318-319 reverse: Fausta, wife of Constantine I (324-326). AE Follis. Thessalonica mint, 318-319
Lot # 421 - Fausta, wife of Constantine I (324-326). AE Follis. Thessalonica mint, 318-319. Obv. FAVST AVG. Draped bust right. Rev. Eight-rayed star within laurel wreath with large central jewel at top. RIC VII 51. AE. 2.38 g. 18.00 mm. Enamel-like dark green patina. EF.
obverse: Helena, mother of Constantine I (Augusta 324-330). AE Follis. Thessalonica mint, 318-319 reverse: Helena, mother of Constantine I (Augusta 324-330). AE Follis. Thessalonica mint, 318-319
Lot # 422 - Helena, mother of Constantine I (Augusta 324-330). AE Follis. Thessalonica mint, 318-319. Obv. HELEN AVG. Draped bust right. Rev. Eight-rayed star within laurel wreath with large central jewel at top. RIC VII 50. AE. 2.57 g. 18.00 mm. Light green patina, traces of silvering. About EF.
obverse: Constantine II (337-340). AR Siliqua. Treveri mint, 337-340 reverse: Constantine II (337-340). AR Siliqua. Treveri mint, 337-340
Lot # 423 - Constantine II (337-340). AR Siliqua. Treveri mint, 337-340. Obv. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG. Laurel and rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. PAX AVGVSTORVM. Emperor, in military dress, standing left, holding standard with Chi-Rho on banner; in exergue, TRS. RIC VIII 30. AR. 3.07 g. 19.00 mm. RRR. Very rare. Lightly toned with underlying luster. EF.
Outstanding Constans Solidus
obverse: Constans (337-350). AV Solidus. Antioch mint, 337-347 AD reverse: Constans (337-350). AV Solidus. Antioch mint, 337-347 AD
Lot # 424 - Constans (337-350). AV Solidus. Antioch mint, 337-347 AD. Obv. FL IVL CONSTANS PERP AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM. Victory seated right on cuirass, inscribing VOT VX/MVLT XX on a round shield supported on her knee and by a winged genius standing left before her; SMANΘ in exergue. RIC VIII 28 (R4); C. -. AV. 4.46 g. 21.50 mm. RRR. Extremely rare and of exceptional quality, virtually as struck. Good EF/About FDC.
obverse: Constantius II (337-361). AR Siliqua. Sirmium mint, 351-355 reverse: Constantius II (337-361). AR Siliqua. Sirmium mint, 351-355
Lot # 425 - Constantius II (337-361). AR Siliqua. Sirmium mint, 351-355. Obv. DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VOTIS/ XXX/ MVLTIS/ XXXX within laurel wreath; in exergue, SIRM. RIC VIII 15. AR. 3.29 g. 21.00 mm. Superb example. Almost invisible cleaning marks on obverse. EF.
Superb Constantius II Portrait
obverse: Constantius II (337-361). AR Light Miliarensis, Constantinople mint reverse: Constantius II (337-361). AR Light Miliarensis, Constantinople mint
Lot # 426 - Constantius II (337-361). AR Light Miliarensis, Constantinople mint. Obv. DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VIRTVS EXERCITVS. Virtus, in military attire, standing slightly left, head right, holding reversed spear and leaning on shield set on ground; in exergue, "A" Θ. Cf. RIC VIII 100; C. 326 (Fr.50). AR. 3.83 g. 23.00 mm. R. Rare. Bold portrait. A brilliant example, lightly toned , with golden hues. Traces of smoothing in fields and apparently repaired at exergue, where the mint mark seems mistakenly re-engraved A Θ instead of C • Θ. Otherwise about EF/Good VF. Ex CNG 58, 2001, 1370.
obverse: Constantius II (337-361). AR Siliqua, Constantinople mint reverse: Constantius II (337-361). AR Siliqua, Constantinople mint
Lot # 427 - Constantius II (337-361). AR Siliqua, Constantinople mint. Obv. DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VOTIS/XXX/MVLTIS/XXXX within wreath; below, C•Γ. RIC VIII 102; C. 342 (Fr. 6). AR. 3.21 g. 20.50 mm. Scarce. Sound metal and broad flan. Brilliant and lightly toned, with golden hues. Minor marks, otherwise about EF.
obverse: Julian II (361-363). AE 29 mm. Thessalonica mint, 361-363 AD reverse: Julian II (361-363). AE 29 mm. Thessalonica mint, 361-363 AD
Lot # 428 - Julian II (361-363). AE 29 mm. Thessalonica mint, 361-363 AD. Obv. DN FL CL IVLIANVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. SECVRITAS REI PVB. Bull standing right; two stars above; in exergue, (palm)TESB(palm). RIC VIII 225. AE. 8.72 g. 29.00 mm. Wonderful coin with an attractive portrait with a long beard. Enamel like deep-green patina. EF.
obverse: Jovian (363-364). AE 28 mm. Thessalonica mint, 363-364 reverse: Jovian (363-364). AE 28 mm. Thessalonica mint, 363-364
Lot # 429 - Jovian (363-364). AE 28 mm. Thessalonica mint, 363-364. Obv. DN IOVIANVS PF PP AVG. Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA ROMANORVM. Emperor standing facing, head right, holding standard with Chi-Rho on banner and Victory on globe; in exergue, •TESA•. RIC VIII 238. AE. 8.56 g. 28.00 mm. R. Lightly smoothed. Grey-green patina. About EF.
obverse: Valens (364-378). AR Siliqua, Treveri mint reverse: Valens (364-378). AR Siliqua, Treveri mint
Lot # 430 - Valens (364-378). AR Siliqua, Treveri mint. Obv. DN VALENS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VRBS ROMA. Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; in exergue, TRPS•. RIC IX 27e. AR. 2.04 g. 18.00 mm. Superb and prettily toned, with iridescent hues. Minor uncleaned earthen deposits on lower reverse edge, otherwise EF.
obverse: Valentinian II (375-392). AR Reduced Siliqua, Aquileia mint reverse: Valentinian II (375-392). AR Reduced Siliqua, Aquileia mint
Lot # 431 - Valentinian II (375-392). AR Reduced Siliqua, Aquileia mint. Obv. DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VIRTVS ROMANORVM. Roma seated facing, head left, on throne, holding globe and reversed spear. In exergue, AQPS. RIC IX 28c. AR. 1.93 g. 18.00 mm. Choice and nicely toned, with golden hues. About EF/Good VF.
obverse: Theodosius I (379-395). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 378-383 AD reverse: Theodosius I (379-395). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 378-383 AD
Lot # 432 - Theodosius I (379-395). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 378-383 AD. Obv. DN THEODO SIVS PF AVG. Rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGGG. Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated facing, head right, on throne ornamented with lion's heads, holding sceptre and globe; right foot on prow; in exergue, CONOB. RIC IX 44c. AV. 4.42 g. 20.50 mm. R. Rare and superb. EF.
obverse: Flavius Victor (387-388). AE 13.5 mm. Aquileia mint reverse: Flavius Victor (387-388). AE 13.5 mm. Aquileia mint
Lot # 433 - Flavius Victor (387-388). AE 13.5 mm. Aquileia mint. Obv. DN FL VICTOR P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. SPES ROMANORVM. Camp gate with open door and two towers; star above; in exergue, SMAQP. RIC IX 55b1. AE. 1.11 g. 13.50 mm. R. Rare and in excellent condition for issue, unusually well centred and complete. Glossy dark green patina. About EF. Flavius Victor, usurper emperor in the West, was the son of Magnus Maximus.
obverse: Honorius (393-423). AV Solidus, Mediolanum mint, 402-423 AD reverse: Honorius (393-423). AV Solidus, Mediolanum mint, 402-423 AD
Lot # 434 - Honorius (393-423). AV Solidus, Mediolanum mint, 402-423 AD. Obv. DN HONORIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG. Honorius standing right with left foot on bound captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; across field, M-D; in exergue, COMOB. RIC X 1206; Depeyrot 16/2. AV. 4.44 g. 20.50 mm. Edges slightly filed, maybe ex jewelry, otherwise good VF.
obverse: Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 408-430 AD reverse: Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 408-430 AD
Lot # 435 - Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 408-430 AD. Obv. DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGG A. Constantinopolis seated facing, right foot on prow, holding sceptre and globus surmounted by Victory; star to left; in exergue, CONOB. RIC X 202; Depeyrot 73/2. AV. 4.41 g. 21.00 mm. Brilliant and superb, underlying luster. About EF/ EF.
obverse: Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 425-429 AD reverse: Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 425-429 AD
Lot # 436 - Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 425-429 AD. Obv. DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield. Rev. SALVS REIPVBLICAE Z(inverted). Theodosius II and Valentinian III seated on double throne, holding mappa and cruciform sceptre; star above; in exergue, CONOB. RIC X 237; Depeyrot 79/1. AV. 4.32 g. 20.00 mm. Scarce. A superb example, brilliant, with underlying luster. About EF.
obverse: Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 430-440 AD reverse: Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 430-440 AD
Lot # 437 - Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 430-440 AD. Obv. DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif. Rev. VOT XXX MVLT XXXX Є. Constantinopolis seated left, left foot on prow, holding sceptre and globus cruciger; shield at her side; star to right; in exergue, CONOB. RIC X 257; Depeyrot 81/1. AV. 4.50 g. 20.50 mm. Full weight. A choice example, sharply struck, superb and brilliant. About EF/EF.
obverse: Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 441-450 AD reverse: Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 441-450 AD
Lot # 438 - Theodosius II (402-450). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 441-450 AD. Obv. DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif. Rev. IMP XXXXII COS XVII P P. Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, resting left foot on prow; to left, star; in exergue, COMOB. RIC X 320 (R4). AV. 4.48 g. 20.50 mm. RR. Very rare and superb. About EF/EF.
obverse: Theodosius II (408-450). AV Tremissis. Constantinople mint, 408-419 reverse: Theodosius II (408-450). AV Tremissis. Constantinople mint, 408-419
Lot # 439 - Theodosius II (408-450). AV Tremissis. Constantinople mint, 408-419. Obv. DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right; in exergue, CONOB. RIC X 213; Depeyrot 70/1. AV. 1.45 g. 15.00 mm. Scarce. Good VF.
Outstanding Johannes' AE 4
obverse: Johannes (Usurper, 423-425). AE 12 mm. Rome mint reverse: Johannes (Usurper, 423-425). AE 12 mm. Rome mint
Lot # 440 - Johannes (Usurper, 423-425). AE 12 mm. Rome mint. Obv. DN IOHANNES PF AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. SALVS R[EIPVBLICAE]. Victory advancing left, head right, holding trophy over shoulder and dragging captive; staurogram above S to left; in exergue, RM. RIC X 1916. AE. 1.39 g. 12.00 mm. R. Rare and in excellent condition for issue, with complete obverse legend. Very attractive portrait, dark green patina. Good VF. Johannes, possibly of Gothic descent, becomes emperor in Rome in AD 423; not recognized by Theodosius II in the East, who supports his relative Valentinian III, is executed by East-Roman troops in May/June 425.
obverse: Valentinian III (425-455). AV Solidus, 426-430 AD. Ravenna mint reverse: Valentinian III (425-455). AV Solidus, 426-430 AD. Ravenna mint
Lot # 441 - Valentinian III (425-455). AV Solidus, 426-430 AD. Ravenna mint. Obv. DN PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Rosette diademed,draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG. Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross and Victory on globe, foot placed on human-headed coiled serpent; across fields, R-V; in exergue, COMOB. RIC X 2010; Ranieri 95. AV. 4.31 g. 21.00 mm. Edge slightly filed in a couple places, otherwise about EF/Good VF.
Outstanding Majorian AE 3
obverse: Majorian (457-461). AE 13.5 mm. Mediolanum mint (?) reverse: Majorian (457-461). AE 13.5 mm. Mediolanum mint (?)
Lot # 442 - Majorian (457-461). AE 13.5 mm. Mediolanum mint (?). Obv. DN IVL MAIORIANVS PER AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORI - A AVGGG. Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm branch; in exergue, traces of ethnic MD or DM (?). Cf. RIC X 2645 and 2648; RIC 2642. AE. 1.73 g. 13.50 mm. RR. Very rare and in excellent condition for issue. Lovely deep emerald green patina. Light traces of tooling and smoothing, otherwise good VF. This example seems to confirm that " the reported palm-branch in left reverse field is probably the leading edge of Victory's right wing"(RIC X, p.404, note). The obverse legend ending in PER AVG and the blurred traces of ethnic suggest to attribute this coin to Mediolanum mint, althought with some reservations; indeed the break I - A in the reverse legend is listed only for Ravenna mint. Julius Valerius Majorian owned his name to his maternal grandfather, who had been magister militum in Illyricum in the 370s. He had himself served with distinction under Aetius, and in 455 he was considered a possible successor of Valentinian III. Presumably, when he and Ricimer deposed Avitus in October 456, it was intended that he should succeed him, but according to Sidonius Apollinaris, who knew him personally, he was reluctant to assume the burden, and an interregnum of six months followed during which he and Ricimer were in fact masters of the West but the Emperors were nominally Marcian and, after January 457, Leo. Even after he had been proclaimed emperor by the army outside Rome on 1st April 457, he continued to call himself no more than magister militum, and he was not proclaimed at Ravenna until 28 December 457. Just as Avitus had not been acceptable in Italy, so Majorian was not acceptable in Gaul. In 458 he led an army of German mercenaries into the Rhone valley, made himself master of Lyon, which had accepted a Burgundian garrison, and having defeated the Visigoths outside Arles, he compelled them to come to terms. But his Gallic successes in 458/9 were followed by misfortunes in Spain in 460/1. Two naval expeditions planned against Gaiseric met with disaster, and he was forced to return to Italy with no accomplishment to his credit. Such successes as he had had, however, aroused the suspicions of Ricimer: Majorian, who had deserved better things, was seized by treachery at Tortona on 2 August, deposed, and beheaded five days later. AE4 were struck under Majorian at Milan, Ravenna and Rome […] The coins of all three mints are larger and substantially heavier than any Western bronze coins had been since the reign of Honorius. Lacam (1988, 220) has suggested that these unusually high weights are to be explained by Ricimer's need for better coin to offer Gundobald's mercenaries when preparing for his campaign against the Vandals, but it is difficult to immagine any troops being satisfied with such miserable scraps of metal. (Grierson-Mays 'Catalogue of Late Roman Coin in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection', Washington, 1992, pp. 250-252).
Superb Severus' Solidus
obverse: Libius Severus (Severus III, 461-465). AV Solidus. Rome mint reverse: Libius Severus (Severus III, 461-465). AV Solidus. Rome mint
Lot # 443 - Libius Severus (Severus III, 461-465). AV Solidus. Rome mint. Obv. DN LIBIVS SEVE-RVS PF AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG. Severus standing facing, right foot on human-headed serpent, holding long cross and Victory; R-M across fields; in exergue, COMOB. RIC X 2704; Depeyrot 52/1; Lacam 59. AV. 4.38 g. 20.50 mm. RRR. Extremely rare. About EF. On November of 461, Libius Severus was proclaimed emperor by Ricimer at Ravenna, and other than the fact that he was a native of Lucania, nothing else of this emperor is known. He ruled for four years and was little more than a puppet of Ricimer, in fact some of his small Æ’s even have Ricimer’s monogram as the reverse type. Severus died in 465, presumably of natural causes, quite a remarkable achievement during the final 30 years of the Western Roman empire.
Libius Sevreus Semissis
obverse: Libius Severus (Severus III, 461-465). AV Semissis. Mediolanum mint, 463-465 reverse: Libius Severus (Severus III, 461-465). AV Semissis. Mediolanum mint, 463-465
Lot # 444 - Libius Severus (Severus III, 461-465). AV Semissis. Mediolanum mint, 463-465. Obv. DN LIBIVS SEVERVS PF AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. SALVS REI PVBLICAE. Large Christogram within wreath; in exergue, COMOB. RIC X 2708 (Rome); Depeyrot 55/2 (Rome); Lacam 59. AV. 2.20 g. 17.80 mm. RRR. Extremely rare. Slightly bent flan. Scratches on obverse. Good VF. On November of 461, Libius Severus was proclaimed emperor by Ricimer at Ravenna, and other than the fact that he was a native of Lucania, nothing else of this emperor is known. He ruled for four years and was little more than a puppet of Ricimer, in fact some of his small Æ’s even have Ricimer’s monogram as the reverse type. Severus died in 465, presumably of natural causes, quite a remarkable achievement during the final 30 years of the Western Roman empire.
obverse: Zeno (474-491). AV Soidus, Ravenna mint reverse: Zeno (474-491). AV Soidus, Ravenna mint
Lot # 445 - Zeno (474-491). AV Soidus, Ravenna mint. Obv. DN ZENO PERP F AVG. Pearl-diademed, helmeted and armored facing bust, holding spear over right shoulder and shield with horseman motif. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG I
obverse: Danubian limes. Cast lead mystic plaque. Dacia and Moesia, 3rd-4th century AD reverse: Danubian limes. Cast lead mystic plaque. Dacia and Moesia, 3rd-4th century AD
Lot # 446 - Danubian limes. Cast lead mystic plaque. Dacia and Moesia, 3rd-4th century AD. Obv. Rectangular aedicula; on thympanum, fish between two crosses. Three bands of figures within square frame. In the upper row: vase between two coiled serpents; to left, bust of Mithra (?); to right, bust of Attis (?). In the middle row, Helen facing between the Dioscuri on horseback (the Danubian Horsemen); two prone figures below the horses. In the third row, sacrifical scene; tripod to left; to right, amphora with three apples and cock standing left. PB. 125.00 g. RR. 90 x 76 mm. A superb example; grey-brown patina. About EF.
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic as kings of the Goths (474-493). AV Solidus, in the name of Zeno. Uncertain mint (Ticinum?) reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic as kings of the Goths (474-493). AV Solidus, in the name of Zeno. Uncertain mint (Ticinum?)
Lot # 447 - Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic as kings of the Goths (474-493). AV Solidus, in the name of Zeno. Uncertain mint (Ticinum?). Obv. DN ZENO PERP AVG. Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG S. Victory standing left, holding long cross; star to right; in exergue, CONOBR (BR ligate). Lacam II, pl. CCII, type 2, 2 (about the exergue, cf. p. 860, fig. 30, ex. 2); BMC Vandals -; Kraus -; MEC -; RIC -. AV. 4.44 g. 20.50 mm. RR. Very rare and in excellent condition for issue. Insignificant hair-line reverse die break, brilliant and nicely toned. About EF.
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AV Solidus, in the name of Anastasius I. Rome mint, c. 491-518 AD reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AV Solidus, in the name of Anastasius I. Rome mint, c. 491-518 AD
Lot # 448 - Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AV Solidus, in the name of Anastasius I. Rome mint, c. 491-518 AD. Obv. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG. Helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif. Rev. VICTORI - A AVCCC Γ, Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right; in exergue, CONOB. MIB 9; MEC 1, 112. AV. 4.41 g. 22.00 mm. A superb lustrous example, struck on a broad flan. Very minor dies breaks and metal flaw on edge at 9 o'clock, otherwise EF.
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy. Theoderic (493-526). AV Tremissis in the name of Anastasius, c. 491-518 AD reverse: Ostrogothic Italy. Theoderic (493-526). AV Tremissis in the name of Anastasius, c. 491-518 AD
Lot # 449 - Ostrogothic Italy. Theoderic (493-526). AV Tremissis in the name of Anastasius, c. 491-518 AD. Obv. DN ANASTA – SIS PF AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVCVSTORVM. Victory advancing right with bust three-quarters left, holding wreath in right hand and globus cruciger in left; in right field, star and in exergue, COMOB. MEC 1, 114; MIB pl. 36, 10; BMC Vandals 67 var.; Arslan 13-18; Demo 14. AV. 1.47 g. 14.50 mm. R. Minor nicks and scrtaches. Good VF.
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Anastasius I. Ravenna mint, c. 493-518 AD reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Anastasius I. Ravenna mint, c. 493-518 AD
Lot # 450 - Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Anastasius I. Ravenna mint, c. 493-518 AD. Obv. DN ANAST-ASIVS AVC. Pearl-diademed and mantled bust of Anastasius I right. Rev. Monogram of Theoderic; cross above; all within wreath. COI 45b; Ranieri 250. AR. 0.72 g. 10.00 mm. R. Rare. Old cabinet tone. Good VF.
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua in the name of Anastasius I. Ravenna mint, c. 493-518 reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua in the name of Anastasius I. Ravenna mint, c. 493-518
Lot # 451 - Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua in the name of Anastasius I. Ravenna mint, c. 493-518 . Obv. [?]ΛNΛ[?.] Pearl-diademed and mantled bust right. Rev. Monogram of Theoderic; cross above; all within wreath. COI 45c; Ranieri 249; MEC 1, 118 (Rome); MIB 39b (Rome). AR. 0.73 g. 11.00 mm. R. Rare. A very attractive, well centred example. Superb old cabinet tone, with iridescent hues. Good VF/EF.
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy. Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua in the name of Justin I. Ravenna mint, c. 518-526 AD reverse: Ostrogothic Italy. Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua in the name of Justin I. Ravenna mint, c. 518-526 AD
Lot # 452 - Ostrogothic Italy. Theoderic (493-526). AR Quarter Siliqua in the name of Justin I. Ravenna mint, c. 518-526 AD. Obv. DN IVSTI NVS P[A]VC. Pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Monogram of Theoderic; cross above; all within wreath. COI 55; Ranieri 258; MEC 1, 121 (Ravenna or Milan); MIB 49 (Rome). AR. 0.74 g. 10.00 mm. R. Rare. A choice example, prettily toned, with iridescent hues. About EF/EF.
Outstanding Athalaric Solidus
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AV Solidus in the name of Justinian I. Rome mint, c. 527-530 AD reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AV Solidus in the name of Justinian I. Rome mint, c. 527-530 AD
Lot # 453 - Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AV Solidus in the name of Justinian I. Rome mint, c. 527-530 AD. Obv. DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG (AV ligate). Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG A. Victory standing left, holding long cross; star in left field; in exergue, COMOB. COI 34; MEC 1, 122; MIB 28. AV. 4.42 g. 21.50 mm. A superb example, sharply struck and well centred on a broad flan, from masterly engraved and detailed dies. Insignificant (banker's?) mark at 12 o'clock of reverse annular border, otherwise good EF. In AD 493, the Ostrogoth Theoderic was sent by the emperor Zeno to remove the then-ruler of Italy, the Skiric Odoacer (who had had dismissed the last Roman emperor of the West), and to then serve as Zeno’s imperial representative there. While the Ostrogoths were technically subordinates of the Byzantine emperor, for which reason they struck coinage in his name, they were, in reality, the de facto rulers of the Italian peninsula. (CNG 275, 259 note).
Rare Officina Mark Example
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AE Follis. Rome mint, 2nd officina, c. 526-534 AD reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AE Follis. Rome mint, 2nd officina, c. 526-534 AD
Lot # 454 - Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AE Follis. Rome mint, 2nd officina, c. 526-534 AD. Obv. IMVICTA ROMA. Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma right. Rev. She-wolf standing left, head right, suckling Romulus and Remus; above, XL; in exergue, • I I •. COI 82b; MEC 1, 93-94; Wroth p. 104,24. AE. 8.39 g. 24.50 mm. Rare officina mark. A very attractive example, unusually well centred on a broad flan and complete. Lovely even light green patina. Good VF.
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AE Half Follis. Rome mint, c. 526-534 AD reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AE Half Follis. Rome mint, c. 526-534 AD
Lot # 455 - Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric (526-534). AE Half Follis. Rome mint, c. 526-534 AD. Obv. INVICTA ROMA. Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma right. Rev. Two eagles flanking palm tree; in exergue, •XX•. COI 83b; MEC 1, 110-111. AE. 7.11 g. 22.50 mm. RR. Very rare. Slightly rough surfaces, lovely dark green patina. A fascinating untouched example. Good VF.
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric to Witigis (526-540). AV Tremissis in the name of Justinian I. Rome mint reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric to Witigis (526-540). AV Tremissis in the name of Justinian I. Rome mint
Lot # 456 - Ostrogothic Italy, Athalaric to Witigis (526-540). AV Tremissis in the name of Justinian I. Rome mint. Obv. DN IVSTINI – ANVS PΓ N (= ΛV ligate) C. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVS(S retrograde)TORVM. Victory advancing rIght, with bust three-quarters left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; in right field, star; in exergue, COMOB. COI 37; Ranieri (Ravenna, Witigis) 296 ; MEC 1, 123; MIB I, 29a (Witigis); BMC Vandals 10 (Ravenna); Arslan 107-108 (Theodad); Kraus 10 (Ravenna); Demo 215-216 (Witigis, Ravenna). AV. 1.46 g. 16.50 mm. RR. Very rare and choice. Slightly wavy flan and minor scratch on obverse, otherwise about EF.
Intriguing (Witigis'?) Portrait
obverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Witigis (536-539). AR Half Siliqua in the name of Justinian I. Ravenna mint reverse: Ostrogothic Italy, Witigis (536-539). AR Half Siliqua in the name of Justinian I. Ravenna mint
Lot # 457 - Ostrogothic Italy, Witigis (536-539). AR Half Siliqua in the name of Justinian I. Ravenna mint. Obv. DN IVSTI[ ] Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. DN (N inverted)/VVIT/ICES/REX within laurel wreath. COI 63; Ranieri 298; MEC 1, 151; MIB 57. AR. 1.39 g. 13.00 mm. RR. Very rare. Sharply struck, from a masterly engraved obversr die, with an outstanding impressive portrait, and prettily toned. Minor delamination beside the obverse edge, at 4-5 o' clock, otherwise EF.
Excessively Rare Tremissis.
obverse: Uncertain Germanic tribe. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. . Unattribute AV Tremissis in the name of Zeno (474-491) reverse: Uncertain Germanic tribe. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. . Unattribute AV Tremissis in the name of Zeno (474-491)
Lot # 458 - Uncertain Germanic tribe. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Unattribute AV Tremissis in the name of Zeno (474-491). Obv. DN ZENo - PERP N (=(ΛV ligate) Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTO I ΛΛYICVCTOP. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right; in exergue, CONOB. Apparenty unlisted in the standard references. AV. 1.50 g. 14.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare, unlisted in the standard references and apparently unpublished. In excellent condition for issue. Good VF.
Outstanding Pseudo-Imperial Tremissis
obverse: Uncertain Germanic tribe. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. AV Tremissis, struck in the name of Constantine IV, c. 668-685 AD reverse: Uncertain Germanic tribe. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. AV Tremissis, struck in the name of Constantine IV, c. 668-685 AD
Lot # 459 - Uncertain Germanic tribe. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. AV Tremissis, struck in the name of Constantine IV, c. 668-685 AD. Obv. Blundered legend. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantine IV right. Rev. Blundered legend. Cross potent between dot and cross ancrée; below, CONOB. Cf. Sear 1162 (for prototype); Cf. DOC I 17. AV. 1.40 g. 13.50 mm. RR. Very rare and superb. About EF.
obverse: Pseudo Imperial coinage. AV Tremissis in the name of Justinian I reverse: Pseudo Imperial coinage. AV Tremissis in the name of Justinian I
Lot # 460 - Pseudo Imperial coinage. AV Tremissis in the name of Justinian I. Obv. DN IVSTINI – ANVS PΓ N (= ΛV ligate) C. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVS(S retrograde)TORVM. Victory advancing rIght, with bust three-quarters left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; in right field, star; in exergue, COMOB. Cf. MEC 1, 299 and 374 ; cf. Arslan 1. AV. 1.44 g. 16.00 mm. RR. Of unusual style. Very rare and choice. About EF.
Pseudo-imperial Valentinian III Tremissis
obverse: Visigoths, Gaul. Pseudo-imperial coinage. AV Tremissis in the name of Valentinian III, c. 417-507 AD reverse: Visigoths, Gaul. Pseudo-imperial coinage. AV Tremissis in the name of Valentinian III, c. 417-507 AD
Lot # 461 - Visigoths, Gaul. Pseudo-imperial coinage. AV Tremissis in the name of Valentinian III, c. 417-507 AD. Obv. DN PLΛ VALC(quadrate C)TIΛNVS PP AVC. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Cross potent within wreath of two palm fronds; beneath, COMOB. Cf. RIC X 3730 and 3784 (Burgundians or Franks) ; Cf. MEC 1, 171 (for type); cf. BMC Vandals 4-5 (Vandals). AV. 1.46 g. 14.00 mm. RR. Very rare and interesting issue. Some striking weakness on obverse and almost invisible scratch on reverse edge, at one o' clock, otherwise good VF.
obverse: The Gepids. Uncertain king . AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). Sirmium mint, c. 491-517 AD reverse: The Gepids. Uncertain king . AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). Sirmium mint, c. 491-517 AD
Lot # 462 - The Gepids. Uncertain king. AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). Sirmium mint, c. 491-517 AD. Obv. [ ]STΛSIVS PP (legend read outwardly). Pearl-diademed and draped bust right. Rev. INVICT-Λ ROMΛ. ; large Theoderic monogram; cross, above; below, star. MEC 1, -; Cf. Demo 69-78. AR. 0.88 g. 10.50 mm. RR. Very rare and in exceptional condition for issue. Superb, brilliant and lightly toned. EF.
obverse: The Gepids. Uncertain king . AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). Sirmium mint, c. 491-552 AD reverse: The Gepids. Uncertain king . AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). Sirmium mint, c. 491-552 AD
Lot # 463 - The Gepids. Uncertain king. AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). Sirmium mint, c. 491-552 AD. Obv. DN ΛNΛSTΛSIVS PP ΛVC. Pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Λ INVICT-ΛRVMΛN. Monogram of Theodoric; cross, above; below, star. Cf. Demo 69-78. AR. 0.97 g. 14.00 mm. RR. Very rare and in exceptional condition for issue. Superb, brilliant and lightly toned. EF.
obverse: The Gepids. Uncertain king. AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Justin I (517-527). Sirmium mint reverse: The Gepids. Uncertain king. AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Justin I (517-527). Sirmium mint
Lot # 464 - The Gepids. Uncertain king. AR Quarter Siliqua, in the name of Byzantine Emperor Justin I (517-527). Sirmium mint. Obv. C(retrograde) IVS TIIPPIIΛ. Diademed and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Garbled legend. "Theodericus" monogram; cross above, star below. Cf. Demo 123. AR. 0.64 g. 17.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare and in very good condition for issue. Brilliant and lightly toned. Three almost invisible holes beside edge, otherwise good VF. While coins of this type were first attributed by Brunsmid to the Gepids, Stefan later proposed an Ostrogothic mint at Sirmium has become the most accepted. The incompatibility of the weights of these issues with the Ostrogothic weight standard established under Theoderic, as well as the stylistic and epigraphic similarity with other Gepid issues struck in the names of both Anastasius and Justinian I, led Metlich to conclude that the whole so-called “Sirmium” group is, in fact, Gepid. The Gepids were a sub-tribe of the Goths who began arriving in Dacia in the AD 260s, and spread throughout the Balkans before invading Italy in the wake of collapsing Roman power in the late 5th century AD. For the most part, the Gepids were merely vassals of the greater Ostrogothic or Hunnic tribes, but from AD 454, when they defeated the Huns at Nadeo, to AD 552, when they were displaced by the Lombards, the Gepids possessed a state of their own in the region of the Carpathians and around Sirmium. Very rare silver siliquae and quarter siliquae are attributed to the Gepids during this period.
obverse: Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Alboin, Cleph and interregnum, c. 568-584). AR Quarter (?) Siliqua in the name of Justin II. Ravenna mint reverse: Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Alboin, Cleph and interregnum, c. 568-584). AR Quarter (?) Siliqua in the name of Justin II. Ravenna mint
Lot # 465 - Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Alboin, Cleph and interregnum, c. 568-584). AR Quarter (?) Siliqua in the name of Justin II. Ravenna mint. Obv. [ ] NVS P P[ ] Diademed and draped bust right. Rev. Staurogram flanked by stars; dot (?) to upper left; all within wreath. MEC 1, , 295-7 (Justin I); Cf. BMC Vandals 14-19. AR. 0.48 g. 10.50 mm. RR. Very rare and in good condition for issue. Crude portrait, slightly ragged edge, nicely toned. VF/About EF.
obverse: Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Cleph to Authari) or Interregnum (574-584 AD). AR Quarter Siliqua, struck in the name of Justin II. Uncertain Italian mint reverse: Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Cleph to Authari) or Interregnum (574-584 AD). AR Quarter Siliqua, struck in the name of Justin II. Uncertain Italian mint
Lot # 466 - Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Cleph to Authari) or Interregnum (574-584 AD). AR Quarter Siliqua, struck in the name of Justin II. Uncertain Italian mint. Obv. Blundered legend. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Staurogram with broad open bars; six rayed star on either side; all within wreath. MIB X 5; Cf. MEC 1, 295-7 (in the name of Justinian I); BMC Vandals p. 126, 16; Arslan -. AR. 0.51 g. 12.00 mm. RR. Very rare and choice. Crude style, lovely glossy cabinet tone. Minor die break on reverse, otherwise good VF/About EF. Cleph (572-574) succeeded Alboin, to whom he was not related by blood. He extended the Lombard dominion over all of Northern Italy, Tuscany and brought Lombard authority to the gates of Ravenna. He was assassinated by a slave he had mistreated. His death was followed by a ten-year interregnum, known as the Rule of the Dukes. His son, Authari, took the throne in 58 AD.
obverse: Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Cleph to Authari) or Interregnum (574-584 AD). AR Quarter Siliqua, struck in the name of Justin II. Uncertain Italian mint reverse: Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Cleph to Authari) or Interregnum (574-584 AD). AR Quarter Siliqua, struck in the name of Justin II. Uncertain Italian mint
Lot # 467 - Lombardic Italy. Uncertain king (Cleph to Authari) or Interregnum (574-584 AD). AR Quarter Siliqua, struck in the name of Justin II. Uncertain Italian mint. Obv. Blundered legend. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Staurogram with broad open bars; six rayed star on either side; all within wreath. MIB X 5; Cf. MEC 1, 295-7 (in the name of Justinian I); BMC Vandals p. 126, 16; Arslan -. AR. 0.35 g. 9.00 mm. RR. Very rare and in good condition for issue. Crude style. Toned. Good VF/About EF. Cleph (572-574) succeeded Alboin, to whom he was not related by blood. He extended the Lombard dominion over all of Northern Italy, Tuscany and brought Lombard authority to the gates of Ravenna. He was assassinated by a slave he had mistreated. His death was followed by a ten-year interregnum, known as the Rule of the Dukes. His son, Authari, took the throne in 58 AD.
obverse: Lombardic Italy. Authari (584-590) to Agilulf (590-615). AV Tremissis in the name of Maurice Tiberius (582-602). Lombardy, c. 584-615 AD, reverse: Lombardic Italy. Authari (584-590) to Agilulf (590-615). AV Tremissis in the name of Maurice Tiberius (582-602). Lombardy, c. 584-615 AD,
Lot # 468 - Lombardic Italy. Authari (584-590) to Agilulf (590-615). AV Tremissis in the name of Maurice Tiberius (582-602). Lombardy, c. 584-615 AD,. Obv. DN mΛVR - C TIb PP ΛVI. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIΛ ΛVC VITORVN. Victory standing facing, head left, holding globus cruciger and wreath; in right field, cross; in exergue, CONOR. MEC 1, 303-4; BMC Vandals 22 (Agilulf); Arslan 4. AV. 1.40 g. 15.00 mm. RR. Very rare and choice. Good VF.
The Lombardic Duchy of Tuscany
obverse: Lombardic Italy. Adalwald (615-624), Ariwald (624-636) or Rothari (636-652). AV Tremissis in the name of Heraclius. Uncertain mint in Tuscany reverse: Lombardic Italy. Adalwald (615-624), Ariwald (624-636) or Rothari (636-652). AV Tremissis in the name of Heraclius. Uncertain mint in Tuscany
Lot # 469 - Lombardic Italy. Adalwald (615-624), Ariwald (624-636) or Rothari (636-652). AV Tremissis in the name of Heraclius. Uncertain mint in Tuscany. Obv. DN HERACLI - PCRP AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, beardless. Rev. VICTORIA AVCCVSTOY. Cross potent, CONOO beneath. Cf. MEC 1, 307ff; Cf. BMC Vandals 31ff. AV. 1.50 g. 16.00 mm. RR. Very rare and in excellent condition for issue. A superb example. About EF.
obverse: Lombardic Italy. Rodwald (652) to Grimwald (662-671). AV Tremissis in the name of Constans II (641-668) reverse: Lombardic Italy. Rodwald (652) to Grimwald (662-671). AV Tremissis in the name of Constans II (641-668)
Lot # 470 - Lombardic Italy. Rodwald (652) to Grimwald (662-671). AV Tremissis in the name of Constans II (641-668). Obv. IN CTAN TIVS POIV. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, beardless,. Rev. ITORIΛ ΛVSTOI. Cross potent; beneath,CONOB. Cf. MEC 1, 311ff; Cf. BMC Vandals 44-48; Arslan -. AV. 1.47 g. 14.00 mm. RR. Very rare and superb. EF.
Outstanding Perctarit Tremissis
obverse: Lombardic Italy. Perctarit, second reign (672-688 AD). AV Tremissis, struck in the name of an emperor, blundered. Tuscany, uncertain mint reverse: Lombardic Italy. Perctarit, second reign (672-688 AD). AV Tremissis, struck in the name of an emperor, blundered. Tuscany, uncertain mint
Lot # 471 - Lombardic Italy. Perctarit, second reign (672-688 AD). AV Tremissis, struck in the name of an emperor, blundered. Tuscany, uncertain mint. Obv. Blundered legend. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; before, S. Rev. Blundered legend. Cross potent; annular border. BMC Vandals p.134, 22 ff; for letter on obverse, cf. p.135,10 var.(EL, inverted S in obverse right field. AV. 1.25 g. 13.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare and superb. About EF. Perctarit was king of the Lombards from 661 to 662 the first time and later from 671 to 688. He was the son and successor of Aripert I. He shared power with his brother Godepert. He was a Catholic, whereas Godepert was an Arian. He ruled from Milan, Godepert from Pavia. Godepert called for the aid of Duke Grimoald I of Benevento in a war with Perctarit, but the Beneventan had him assassinated and took control of the kingdom, forcing Perctarit to flee. Perctarit first arrived at the court of the Avar khagan Kakar. Meanwhile, his wife, Rodelinde, and their son Cunincpert were captured by Grimoald and sent to Benevento. In 671, Perctarit returned from exile and reclaimed his realm, which was being ruled on behalf of Grimoald's son Garibald. He made Catholicism the official religion, but did not recognise papal authority. He made peace with the Byzantines and associated Cunincpert with the throne in 678. He sought to put down the rebellion of Alagis, duke of Trent. It was to be his only campaign; he captured the duke, then pardoned and released him. Perctarit was assassinated in 688 by a conspiracy.
obverse: The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis reverse: The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis
Lot # 472 - The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis. Obv. Legend blurred : DN LIVTPRΛNRX (NRX ligate)(?). Diademed and draped bust right; S/I and dots in right field; on bust, Rx ligate (?). Rev. SCSII HΛHIL. St. Michael, winged, standing left, holding staff ending in trefoil and round shield. Cf. MEC 1, 322 var; Cf. Wroth 2 var. AV. 1.22 g. 21.50 mm. R. Rare and in excellent condition for issue. Good VF/About EF. The Lombards were a Germanic people who were known since the time of Tacitus. By the early sixth century the Lombards had settled in Pannonia, and adopted the Arian religion. In AD 568/9, the Lombards began to invade Italy and quickly took control of the region from the Alps to the Po valley (later known as Lombardy), and established their capital at Pavia in AD 571 under their king, Alboin. Following the death of his successor in AD 574, the dukes could not agree on a new king, resulting in an interregnum of ten years. During this interval, two other independent Lombard duchies were founded in Spoleto and Benevento. With the exception of Liutprand (AD 712-744), the kings of Lombardy were weak and ineffectual, and the kingdom was finally crushed by Charlemagne in AD 774. The Lombards of Benevento thrived under its first dukes, Zotto and Arichis (AD 571-641), and its control expanded to the whole of southern Italy except Apulia and Calabria. Afterward, the hostilities of Lombardy, followed by the Carolingians, Byzantines, Papal States, and finally the Arab invaders, kept Benevento on the defensive, and its power waned. A civil war following the murder of Sicard in AD 839 resulted in the breakup of the greater duchy, and a number of insignificant Lombard dukes intermittently ruled over a greatly reduced Benevento until the mid-eleventh century. Like Benevento, the Lombard duchy of Spoleto was constantly assailed from all sides, and lost its independence after falling to Charlemagne in AD 776. Unlike Lombardy and Benevento, Spoleto has no known coinage. (CNG inv. n. 998953).
obverse: The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis reverse: The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis
Lot # 473 - The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis. Obv. Legend partly obscure: [DN LIV]TPR[ ] Diademed and draped bust right; S/I and dots in right field; on bust, Rx ligate (?). Rev. Legend partly confused : S(inverted) C S(inverted) I HΛIL. St. Michael, winged, standing left, holding staff ending in trefoil and round shield. Cf. MEC 1, 322 var; Cf. Wroth 1-3 var. AV. 1.23 g. 23.00 mm. R. Rare and very attractive. Good VF.
obverse: The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis reverse: The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis
Lot # 474 - The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). AV Tremissis. Obv. D[N LI]VTPRΛN. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; M to right; on bust, Rx ligate. Rev. SCSII HΛHIL. St. Michael, winged, standing left, holding staff ending in trefoil and round shield. Cf. MEC 1, -; Bernareggi 82 var. (legends); BMC Vandals 1 var.(same); Arslan 48 var.(same). AV. 1.23 g. 22.00 mm. R. Rare. In excellent condition for issue, broad unclipped flan. About EF. The Lombards were a Germanic people who were known since the time of Tacitus. By the early sixth century the Lombards had settled in Pannonia, and adopted the Arian religion. In AD 568/9, the Lombards began to invade Italy and quickly took control of the region from the Alps to the Po valley (later known as Lombardy), and established their capital at Pavia in AD 571 under their king, Alboin. Following the death of his successor in AD 574, the dukes could not agree on a new king, resulting in an interregnum of ten years. During this interval, two other independent Lombard duchies were founded in Spoleto and Benevento. With the exception of Liutprand (AD 712-744), the kings of Lombardy were weak and ineffectual, and the kingdom was finally crushed by Charlemagne in AD 774. The Lombards of Benevento thrived under its first dukes, Zotto and Arichis (AD 571-641), and its control expanded to the whole of southern Italy except Apulia and Calabria. Afterward, the hostilities of Lombardy, followed by the Carolingians, Byzantines, Papal States, and finally the Arab invaders, kept Benevento on the defensive, and its power waned. A civil war following the murder of Sicard in AD 839 resulted in the breakup of the greater duchy, and a number of insignificant Lombard dukes intermittently ruled over a greatly reduced Benevento until the mid-eleventh century. Like Benevento, the Lombard duchy of Spoleto was constantly assailed from all sides, and lost its independence after falling to Charlemagne in AD 776. Unlike Lombardy and Benevento, Spoleto has no known coinage. (CNG inv. n. 998953).
"Brockage" Tremissis.
obverse: The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). Pale AV reverse: The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). Pale AV
Lot # 475 - The Lombards at Pavia. Liutprand (712-744). Pale AV "Brockage" Tremissis. Obv. Traces of blundered legend and diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. SCS IIIII. St. Michael, winged, standing left, holding staff ending in trefoil and round shield. Cf. MEC 1, -; cf. Arslan 51. Pale AV. 1.05 g. 22.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare. Good VF. 
obverse: The Lombards at Ravenna. Aistulf (749-756). AE Follis. Ravenna mint, c. 751-752 AD reverse: The Lombards at Ravenna. Aistulf (749-756). AE Follis. Ravenna mint, c. 751-752 AD
Lot # 476 - The Lombards at Ravenna. Aistulf (749-756). AE Follis. Ravenna mint, c. 751-752 AD. Obv. Traces of legend [DN AISTVLFVS REX]. Traces of facing bust, draped and bearded, holding globus cruciger in right hand. Rev. Large M between [A/N/N/O] and I; cross above; below, [R]AV. MEC 1, 324; Ranieri 848. AE. 1.17 g. 12.00 mm. RRR. Of the greatest rarity. Light green patina, with uncleaned earthen deposits. Fair/About VF. Appointed Duke of the border Duchy of Friuli when his brother Ratchis became king of the Lombards in 744, Aistulf himself became king in 749 when Ratchis was forced to abdicate. During his tenure, Aistulf attempted to expand Lombardic interests in Italy by raiding both the Byzantine exarchate of Ravenna and the territories of the papacy. In 751, the Lombards took Ravenna and began to pressure Rome. In response, Pope Stephen II turned to the de facto Frankish king, Pepin 'le Bref' (the Short) for assistance. In return for a pontifical recognition of his crown, Pepin crossed the Alps, defeated Aistulf, and forced the Lombardic king to relinquish those territories he had extracted from the papacy. Now, much reduced, Aistulf spent the remaining few years of his reign in the pursuit of pleasure. In 756 he was killed in a hunting accident. With his death, the Lombardic kingdom lost even more territory and influence in Italy in the face of an increasing alliance between the papacy and the Carolingians. (Triton XII, 860).
obverse: The Lombards at Beneventum. Arichis II, as Princeps (774-787). AV Tremissis reverse: The Lombards at Beneventum. Arichis II, as Princeps (774-787). AV Tremissis
Lot # 477 - The Lombards at Beneventum. Arichis II, as Princeps (774-787). AV Tremissis. Obv. DNS VI - - CTORIΛ. Crowned, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger. Rev. VITIRΔ (inverted Δ) - PRINPI. Cross potent, cross of four pellets above; A to left, pellet to eighter side of base; beneath, CONOB. CNI XVIII 3; BMC Vandals 11. AV. 1.18 g. 16.00 mm. RR. Very rare, brilliant and superb. About EF/EF.
obverse: The Lombards at Beneventum. Grimoald III, with Charlemagne, king of the Franks (788-806). AV Tremissis reverse: The Lombards at Beneventum. Grimoald III, with Charlemagne, king of the Franks (788-806). AV Tremissis
Lot # 478 - The Lombards at Beneventum. Grimoald III, with Charlemagne, king of the Franks (788-806). AV Tremissis. Obv. + GRIM - - VALD. Crowned, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger. Rev. DOMS - CAR•RX (ligate). Cross potent, cross of four pellets above; G-R across field, pellet to either side of base; beneath, VIC (wedge). MEC 1, 1098; CNI XVIII 8; BMC Vandals 1. AV. 1.23 g. 16.00 mm. RR. Good metal. Very rare and in excellent condition for issue. Insignificant edge splits at 9-10 o' clock, otherwise about EF. Grimoald was the younger son of Arichis II and became duke after the death of his father. At the beginning he was a vassal of Charlemagne, the Frankish king, and together they defeated the Byzantines in Sicily, helping Desiderius’ son, Adalgis. Soon after, wishing to maintain his independence, Grimoald III resumed the title of Princeps. (NAC 93, 1335 note).
obverse: The Lombards at Beneventum. Sicard (832-839). Pale AV Solidus reverse: The Lombards at Beneventum. Sicard (832-839). Pale AV Solidus
Lot # 479 - The Lombards at Beneventum. Sicard (832-839). Pale AV Solidus. Obv. SIC (wedge) (wedge) ARDV• . Draped bust facing, wearing crown with cross and holding globus cruciger; wedge in right field. Rev. VICTOR •+ PRINCI. Cross potent on two steps; S-I, each with wedge beneath, flanking; below, CONOB (B retrograde). CNI XVIII, p. 174, 10; MEC 1, 1108; BMC Vandals 1. Pale AV. 3.75 g. 23.00 mm. R. Rare and superb. EF. Sicard was the son of Sico. His reign was characterised by the continuous wars with the Saracens and the Duchies of Naples, Sorrento and Amalfi, which he occupied in 838, moving some of its inhabitants to Salerno. Sicard was also a builder, having embellished Beneventum especially with churches. He was killed by a revolt of the Amalfitans, instigated by Radelchis treasurer of the Principality, which paved the way for a period of dissension and the definite division from Salerno. (NAC 93, 1340 note).
obverse: The Lombards at Beneventum. Sicard (832-839). Pale AV Solidus reverse: The Lombards at Beneventum. Sicard (832-839). Pale AV Solidus
Lot # 480 - The Lombards at Beneventum. Sicard (832-839). Pale AV Solidus. Obv. SIC (wedge) (wedge) ARDV• . Draped bust facing, wearing crown with cross and holding globus cruciger; wedge in right field. Rev. VITOR •+ PRINCI. Cross potent on two steps; S-I, each with wedge beneath, flanking; below, CONOB (B retrograde). CNI XVIII, p. 174, 10; MEC 1, 1108; BMC Vandals 1. Pale AV. 3.13 g. 22.00 mm. R. Rare and superb. EF. Sicard was the son of Sico. His reign was characterised by the continuous wars with the Saracens and the Duchies of Naples, Sorrento and Amalfi, which he occupied in 838, moving some of its inhabitants to Salerno. Sicard was also a builder, having embellished Beneventum especially with churches. He was killed by a revolt of the Amalfitans, instigated by Radelchis treasurer of the Principality, which paved the way for a period of dissension and the definite division from Salerno. (NAC 93, 1340 note).

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