| Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 137 | Auction date: 29 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1281 Price realized: 2,300 USD (Approx. 2,130 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Martinian. Æ Follis (3.02 g), Usurper, AD 324. Nicomedia. D N M MARTINIANO P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Martinian right. Reverse: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding Victory on globe and scepter surmounted by eagle; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; at feet to right, bound captive right, head left; X/IIΓ//SMNB. RIC 46. Well centered with full legends and brown patina. Much nicer than typically found. Conservatively graded. NGC grade Ch VF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $4,000 - UP Little is known of the emperor Martinian. Before his elevation to the throne by Licinius I in early July AD 324, Martinian was an official in Licinius' court. It was only after Constantine the Great defeated Licinius at Hadrianopolis on 3 July that Licinius, seeing a need for a trusted colleague to help secure Asia Minor and to prevent Constantine from invading, raised Martinian to the purple.However, Martinian was unequal to the task. Having command of Licinius' navy, he suffered a crushing naval defeat by Constantine's son, Crispus, at the Hellespont, which allowed Constantine to storm across the strait and invade. The result was the total defeat of Licinius by Constantine at Chrysopolis on 18 September AD 324. Through the intervention of Constantia, Constanine's sister and the wife of Liicnius, Constantine spared both Licinius and Martinian. However, subsequently Constantine must have exerienced a change of heart because during the following year, 325, he had both Licinius and Martinian executed. |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 4337 Price realized: 1,400 CHF (Approx. 1,591 USD / 1,478 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Martinian, usurper, 324. Follis (Bronze, 20 mm, 3.18 g, 6 h), Nicomedia. D N M MARTINIANVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Martinian to right. Rev. IOVI CONS-ERVATORI / X/IIΓ / SMNB Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding Victory on globe in his right hand and long scepter in his left; at his feet to left, eagle standing left, holding wreath in his beak; to right, captive seated to right, his head turned to left. Cohen 3. RIC 45. Very rare. Minor smoothing, otherwise, about very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Martinian, Licinius' magister officiorum, was appointed as co-Augustus after Licinius' defeat by Constantine I in the Battle of Adrianople on 3 July 324. Martinian's main task was to prevent Constantine from crossing the Hellespont, but Constantine crossed the Bosporus instead and defeated Licinius once again in the Battle of Chrysopolis on 18 September 324. Both Licinius and Martinian were captured in the aftermath of the defeat and eventually executed the year thereafter. Starting price: 250 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2373 Price realized: 1,102 CHF (Approx. 1,251 USD / 1,156 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Martinian, usurper, 324. Follis (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.15 g, 12 h), Nicomedia. D N M MARTINIANVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Martinian to right. Rev. IOVI CONS-ERVATORI / X/IIΓ / SMNB Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding Victory on globe in his right hand and long scepter in his left; at his feet to left, eagle standing left, holding wreath in his beak; to right, captive seated to right, his head turned to left. Cohen 3. RIC 45. Very rare. Some deposits and light scratches, otherwise, fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Martinian, Licinius' magister officiorum, was appointed as co-Augustus after Licinius' defeat by Constantine I in the Battle of Adrianople on 3 July 324. Martinian's main task was to prevent Constantine from crossing the Hellespont, but Constantine crossed the Bosporus instead and defeated Licinius once again in the Battle of Chrysopolis on 18 September 324. Both Licinius and Martinian were captured in the aftermath of the defeat and eventually executed the year thereafter. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32305 Price realized: 1,050 USD (Approx. 977 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Martinian (July-September AD 324). BI follis or reduced nummus (20mm, 3.55 gm, 12h). NGC VF 5/5 - 3/5. Nicomedia, 3rd officina. D N M MARTINIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Martinian right, seen from front / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, Victory standing right on globe in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter surmounted by eagle in left; eagle standing left, head right with wreath in beak, at feet to left, bound captive right, head left, at feet to right, X/IIΓ in right field, SMNΓ in exergue. RIC VII 45. Dark green patina with sandy highlights throughout. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-martinian-july-september-ad-324-bi-follis-or-reduced-nummus-20mm-355-gm-12h-ngc-vf-5-5-3-5/a/3115-32305.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
Match 4:
| Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 4 | Auction date: 7 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 265 Price realized: 280 CHF (Approx. 309 USD / 285 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Licinius I, 308-324. Siliqua (Silver, 20.13 mm, 3.48 g) Alexandria, 1st officina (A), circa 321-324. IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Licinius right. Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI Jupiter nude standing facing, head turned to left, holding Victory on globe crowning him on the right hand, drapery on the left shoulder and scepter in the right hand, bound prisoner to his feet at ground to right looking back, eagle raising wreath in the beak to left, X above II Γ to right, SMALA in exergue, under the ground line. Cfr. RIC VII, 28 (Follis); Cohen VII, 196, 74 (Follis). Unpublished. Extremely Fine. Ex Gorny & Mosch 249, 11 October 2017, Lot 935 and Artemide XLI, Lot 264. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 4 | Auction date: 7 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 233 Price realized: 120 CHF (Approx. 133 USD / 122 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Quietus, usurper in the East, 260-261. Antoninianus (Silver, 20.89 mm, 4.48 g) Antioch mint, 260-261. IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Quietus right. Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI Jupiter draped seated left on chair, holding patera in the right extended hand and scepter in the left hand, eagle standing left at his feet, head turned to right. RIC V.2, 6; Cohen VI, 8; MIR 44, 1735f. Toned. About Very Fine. From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 20 CHF |  |
