Following Ambianum mint; struck circa AD 351-353. D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, large Chi-Rho; A ധ (Alpha Omega) across fields, AMB in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 34; SCBC 612; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 210. 11.40gr, 29mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.

Ambianum mint. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, large Chi-Rho; A ω across fields, AMB in exergue. RIC VIII 34. 8.89gr, 25mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

Ex Compton Dundon hoard.

The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353.

Constantinople mint. Struck 3 November-26 June AD 363. 2nd officina. D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REI PVB •, bull standing to right; two stars above; • CONSPB(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 162; LRBC 2058. 8.55gr, 28mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Dark brown and earthen patina.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Arelate mint. 3rd officina. D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing to right, two stars above; before, eagle standing to right on wreath holding wreath in beak; TCONST in exergue. RIC VIII 318; LRBC 468. 8.91gr, 29mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Lugdunum mint. Contemporary imitation. D N FL C IVII-ANVᔕ P F HVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ᔕECVRITAƧ REI PVB, bull standing to right with two stars above; LVGDOFD? in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 236. 6.15gr, 25mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Antioch mint; struck AD 378-383. 1st officina. D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT XX MVLT XXX in four lines within wreath; ANTA below. RIC IX 58a. 1.06gr, 14mm, 10h.

Good Very Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Alexandria mint; struck AD 378-383. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; ALEB(?) below. Cf. RIC IX 13b. 1.41gr, 13mm, 5h.

Very Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Alexandria mint; struck AD 378-383. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; ALE[B?] below. Cf. RIC IX 13b. 1.48gr, 12mm. 5h.

Very Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Antioch mint; struck AD 383-388. 4th officina. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; ANΔ below. RIC IX 65c. 1.29gr, 14mm, 11h.

Good Very Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Probus to right / RESTITVT ORIE-NTIS, turreted female (the Orient) standing to right, presenting wreath to Emperor standing to left, holding spear. 3.47gr, 28mm, 8h.

Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

With an impression of the obverse on one side, and the reverse on the other, of the coin being counterfeited this ancient forger's casting mould would have been stacked with others, the molten metal being poured from above and allowed to cool.

Laureate head (Constantine I?) to right / D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Licinius II to right. 4.65gr, 27mm, 9h.

Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing two obverse types.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

With an impression of the obverse on one side, and the reverse on the other, of the coin being counterfeited this ancient forger's casting mould would have been stacked with others, the molten metal being poured from above and allowed to cool.

CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head to right / CONCOR-DIA AVG, Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, holding sceptre and Victory on globe. 2.20gr, 23mm, 10h.

Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

With an impression of the obverse on one side, and the reverse on the other, of the coin being counterfeited this ancient forger's casting mould would have been stacked with others, the molten metal being poured from above and allowed to cool.