CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor in military dress standing to left, holding phoenix on globe and standard with Chi-Rho on banner, on galley steered by Victory seated in the stern; AQT• in exergue. RIC VIII 97. 6.30gr, 21mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine.

Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding standard with cross on the banner and resting other hand on shield; in front two bound captives, kneeling to left with their heads turned towards one another; star in left field; SMKЄ in exergue. RIC VIII 84. 4.05gr, 22mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with eight rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, wreath in left field, II in right field; SMAL below. RIC VII 52. 3.10gr, 19mm, 6h.

Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Extremely rare variant.

Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

Following Ludgunum mint; struck circa AD 353-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; CPLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 189; SCBC 750; 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. 215. 2.54gr, 18mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

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

During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.

D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.

Very Fine.

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

During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.

Following Lugdunum mint. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; CSLG in exergue. SCBC 750. 2.88gr, 17mm, 7h.

Good Very Fine.

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

During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.

Following uncertain mint. D N ƆONSTAN-TIV[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...] PP-PΛPΛTI[...], soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; uncertain mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750; 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. 221. 1.48gr, 17mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

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

During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.

Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing left, holding Victory on globe and labarum inscribed with a Christogram; A in right field. Cf. RIC VIII 264. 5.75gr, 23mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.

Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind / Two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath. 3.47gr, 30mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.

[...]IVS P F AVG, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A to left / VICT DD [...], two Victories facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT V MVLT X in four lines; mintmark in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 151; SCBC 750. 3.39gr, 16mm, 11h.

Good Very Fine.

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.

During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.

MAGͶͶ-[...], bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ƧVL[...], large Chi-Rho; A ധ (Alpha Omega) across fields, TRE in exergue. See Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971). 7.01gr, 24mm, 8h.

Near Very Fine. Very rare imitative issue.

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.

MAGNEN[...] AVGVTV(sic), bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]REIPVIC(sic), emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and labarum, A in right field; TR(?)P in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 262. 5.37gr, 23mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.

During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.