Catalog - SINCONA Auction 37

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Solidus 430-440. Officina I.
Obv. DN THEODO - SIVS PF AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing head turned slightly to r. Spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder.
Rev. VOT XXX - MVLT XXXX I Constantinopolis enthroned to l., holding cross on globus and sceptre. Shield on r., star in r. field. CONOB in exergue.
RIC 257. LRC 382.
4.42 g. Scarce. Almost extremely fine.
Ex Auction Münzzentrum 36. Cologne, November 1979. Lot 752.

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Solidus 441. No officina letter.
Obv. DN THEODO - SIVS PF AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing head turned slightly to r. Spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder.
Rev. UIRT EX -ERC ROM Helmeted warrior advancing to r., suppressing captive with r. hand and carrying trophy over l. shou lder. Star in r. field. CONOB in exergue.
RIC 284. LRC -. Depeyrot 83/1.
4.34 g. Rare. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Auctiones 15. Basel, September 1985. Lot 836.

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Solidus 441-450. No officina letter.
Obv. D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, head turned slightly to r., spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder.
Rev. IMPXXXXII COS - XVII' P' P: Constantinopolis enthroned to l., holding cross on globus and sceptre, shield behind on r.. Star in l. field. COMOB in exergue.
RIC 313 var. LRC 414. MIRB 33.
4.20 g. Very rare. Very fine.
Last year of reign. It is debatable whether the two points afer the last P are both interpunktion or whether one of them is a loose decoration of the shield.
Purchased from Karla Schenk-Behrens, Essen, November 1969.

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Solidus 441-450. No officina letter.
Obv. D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, head turned slightly to r., spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder.
Rev. IMPXXXXII COS - XVII' P' P: Constantinopolis enthroned to l., holding cross on globus and sceptre, shield behind on r.. Star in l. field. COMOB in exergue.
RIC 313 var. LRC 414. MIRB 33.
3.94 g. Very rare. Clipped. Graffiti on obv. Small encrustation spot on rev. Very fine-almost extremely fine.
Last year of reign.

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Semissis 420-422.
Obv. D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG Draped and cuirassed bust with diadem to r.
Rev. VICTORIA AVGG Victory seated to r. on arms inscribing shield XX / XXX. Star in l. field, Christogram in r. field. CONOB in exergue.
RIC 223. LRC 356. MIRB 39.
2.26 g. Rare. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Auctiones AG 15, Basel 1995. Lot 1019.
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel. Price list May 1962. Nr. 27.
Semisses of Theodosius are quite rare. In the past 10 years only two specimens have been noted in major auctions.

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Tremissis 416.
Obv. D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG Draped and cuirassed bust with pearl diadem to r.
Rev. VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM Victory advancing to front, head turned l., holding wreath and cross on globus. CONOB in exergue.
RIC 213. LRC 319.
1.33 g. Strong buckle trace. Extremely fine.

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Light Miliarense 408-420.
Obv. D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG Draped and cuirassed bust with pearl diadem to l.
Rev. GLORIA - ROMANORVM Nimbate emperor standing facing, head l., raising r. hand and holding globus in l. hand. Star in l. field. CON in exergue.
RIC 370. LRC 306. MIRB 61a.
4.18 g. Very rare. Tiny die flaw on rev. Attractive patina and bold striking. Extremely fine.
Silver coins stood in a fixed relation to gold coins. 15 light miliarenses were valued at 1 solidus. These silver pieces are so rare that they played no importance in the flow of currency, but were ´´festival coins´´ that were distributed as donatives.
Ex Auction Lanz 12, Munich 1983. Lot 953.

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Aes. Small Aes 425-435, Constantinopolis. Small Aes 445-450, Constantinopolis (2).
RIC 433, 462, 463.
Very fine-extremely fine. (3)

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Solidus 424-425/430. No officina letter.
Obv. DN THEODO - SIVS PF AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing head turned slightly to r. Spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder.
Rev. GLORORVI - STERRAR Emperor in military attire standing facing, holding labarum and cross on globus. Star in l. field. TESOB in exergue.
RIC 363. LRC 365.
4.37 g. Scarce. Virtually as struck. Brilliant uncirculated.
Ex Auction Kölner Münzkabinett Kroha. Cologne, 1983. Lot 304.

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Solidus 430-440. No officina letter.
Obv. DN THEODO - SIVS PF AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing head turned slightly to r. Spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder.
Rev. VOT XXX - MVLT XXXX I Constantinopolis enthroned to l., holding cross on globus and sceptre. Shield on r., star in r. field. TESOB in exergue.
RIC 366. LRC 390. MIR 56.
4.43 g. Very rare. Somewhat rough strike. About extremely fine.
Ex Auction Giessener Münzhandlung Gorny 62. Munich 1993. Lot 646.

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Aes 408-423.
Obv. D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG Draped, cuirassed bust with pearl diadem to r.
Rev. VOT / X / MVLT / XX in wreath. Mintmark off-flan.
RIC 419 var. LRC -.
1.30 g. Extremely rare. Almost extremely fine.
Purchased from Münzzentrum Cologne in May 1976.

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Solidus 408-420, Ravenna. Without officina letter.
Obv. DN THEODO - SIVS PF AVG Draped and cuirassed bust with pearl diadem to r.
Rev. VICTORI - A AVGGG Emperor standing to r. with labarum and globus with Victoriola, spurning captive with l. foot. R - V in field. COMOB in exergue.
RIC 1329. LRC349. Depeyrot7/3.
4.47 g. Very rare. Almost extremely fine.
Ex Auction Schenk-Behrens. Essen, December 1992. Lot 693.
Grierson/Mays LRC propose that this issue may have been struck by Johannes or Honorius in the name of Theodosius II.

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Solidus 425-429. Officina I.
Obv. AEL EVDO - CIA AVG Bust to r. with diaem, above manus dei with crown.
Rev. VOT XX - MVLT XXX I Victory with long cross standing to l., in upper l. field a star.
RIC 228. LRC 455. MIRB 28. Depeyrot 75/2.
4.03 g.
Rare. Slightly faulty dies and minimal tiny scratches. Good very fine.
Ex Auction Hess-Divo 327. Zurich, October 2014. Lot 258,

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Tremissis 425-429, Constantinopols.
Obv. AEL EVDO - CIA AVG Draped bust to r. with diadem.
Rev. Cross in wreath, CONOB ¬.
RIC 253. LRC 445ff.
1.47 g. Rare. Almost extremely fine.
Ex Auction Münzzentrum. Cologne, October 1986. Lot 2091.

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Solidus 420-421. No officina letter.
Obv. AEL PVLCH ERIA AVG Draped and cuirassed bust with pearl diadem to r., manus dei with wreath above.
Rev. VOT XX - MVLT XXX Victory standing to l. holding large, long and wide cross. CONOB in exergue.
RIC 220. Kent, J. P. C. Auream monetam...cum signo crucis, NC 1960, pl. 9, 3. LRC 437 var.
4.43 g. Very rare, especially in this quality. Splendid specimen. Well centred and bold. About uncirculated.
Ex Auction Frank Sternberg X, Zurich, Nov. 1980. Lot 632. F. Sternberg wrote This specimen with the very large, finely cut cross containing a single pellet in its middle, shows clearly that in fact the cross is the main theme of the reverse depiction. The victorious angel is only an accompaniement to the victorious cross.

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Semissis ca. 450.
Obv. AEL PVLCH - ERIA AVG Draped bust with diadem to r.
Rev. Chi-Rho in wreath. .CONSB¬. below. RIC 224.
2.24 g. Extremely rare (RIC R5). Cabinet piece. Brilliant uncirculated.
Purchased from Bank Leu July 1990. At the time unpublished.
According to Prof. Weiser one specimen is known in London, one specimen in Turin (The Turin specimen being of very poor quality) one specimen in the Tolstoi Colection and one was sold in Triton I.


Update: Two more specimen known: Tolstoi and Triton I.

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Tremissis ca. 450.
Obv. AEL PVLCH - ERIA AVG Draped and cuirassed bust to r.
Rev. Cross within wreath. CONOB¬ below.
RIC 521. LRC 448. Depeyrot 72/4.
1.47 g. Extremely rare. Slightly rusty dies. Extremely fine.
Purchased from Fortuna Galleries, New York 1972.

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Solidus 450. No officina letter.
Obv. D N MARCIA - NVS P F AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, turned slightly to r., spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder. Without frontal ornament on helmet.
Rev. VICTORI - AAVGGG Victory standing to l. with long cross, star on r. CONOB in exergue..
RIC 507. LRC 476. Depeyrot 87/1.
4.47 g. Rare. Virtually as struck. Brilliant uncirculated.
Ex Auction Gorny & Mosch 203. Munich, March 2012. Lot 495.

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Solidus 450. Officina B.
Obv. D N MARCIA - NVS P F AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, turned slightly to r., spear over r. shoulder, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder. Without frontal ornament on helmet.
Rev. VICTORI - AAVGGG Victory standing to l. with long cross, star on r. CONOB in exergue.
RIC 510. LRC 477.
4.46 g. Rare. About uncirculated.
Ex Auction Kolner Münzkabinett Kroha 41, Cologne. 1986. Lot 416.
RIC has a printing error and gives the obverse legend for nos. 509-511 as D N MARICA. In fact it is, of course D N MARCIA.