Late Roman Bronze Coins

Two Constantine I as Caesar from Carthage in this group lot-- two top coins on the right

Constantine I
A.D. 306
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES; laureate head right.
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART; Carthage standing facing, head left in long robe, holding fruits in both hands. H in left field.
In ex. Γ
RIC VI Carthage 51c

Constantine I
A.D. 307
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES; Laureate head right.
CONSERVATOR AFRICAE SVAE; Africa standing facing, head left, in long drapery with elephant- skin head-dress, right holding standard, left tusk, at feet to left lion with captured bull, in right field I.; SE in left field, F in right.
In ex. Δ
RIC VI Carthage 58

There were several interesting coins from this period in the Naumann auction. (Did you notice lot 615, an unpublished variety from the Rome mint which hammered for a whopping 2200 Eur?)

Yes, I saw the Maxentius. I didn't expect it to sell for so much though.


MAXENTIUS (307-312). Follis. Rome.

Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG.
Laureate head right.
Rev: VICTORIA AVG N / R E P.
Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm.

RIC 272 var. (Victory advancing left).

Rare variant

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 6.14 g.
Diameter: 23 mm.

No, that was a surprise, especially as bidding wasn't as crazy as in the recent Leu auction. And the lot with the two Constantine folles was a bargain. (I recently payed a similar amount just for the SE/F//Δ type. It was probably too much, but I'd been looking for one for more than a year and was impatient to complete the issue.)

Yes, I considered the Constantine lot to be a bargain; but another lot I paid my max bid and a third lot was only about 150 euros off my max, which was okay I guess. So mixed results, as usual, but I'm pretty pleased with the Constantine group.