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City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 332-335. Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma to left, wearing imperial mantle / She-wolf to left suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above, •SMKA in exergue. RIC VII 105. 2.37gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-331. Treveri mint. Uncertain officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma to left, wearing imperial mantle / She-wolf standing to left, head reverted, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above, TRP•(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC VII 529. 2.32gr, 16mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2009. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321-324. Siscia mint. 9th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath with jewel at apex containing VOT X in two lines; ΘSIS(pellet in crescent) in exergue. Cf. RIC VII 169 note. 2.91gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around laurel wreath enclosing VOT•V in three lines; RT in exergue. RIC VII 234. 3.12gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From a Berkshire, UK, gentleman's numismatic collection. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 310-311. Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO AV-GVSTI CMH, Genius, nude but for chlamys, standing facing, head to left, wearing kalathos and holding patera from which liquor flows in his right hand and cornucopia in his left; SMNB in exergue. RIC 66c. 5.59gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 314. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol, nude but for chlamys, standing facing, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding globe in his left; R F across fields, R(star)P in exergue. RIC VII 22. 2.85gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Beautiful green patina. Rare with this bust.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 333-336. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA EX]ERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMHA(star) in exergue. RIC VII 138 (r4). 2.38gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp-gate with no door and two turrets; star above, SMANTΓ in exergue. RIC VII 74. 3.25gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 335. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, looking inwards, each holding spear and resting hand on shield; two standards between them, SMANH in exergue. RIC VII 88. 2.28gr, 17mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, 2006. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 117, 22 February 2024, lot 1329. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Julian II, as Caesar, AR Siliqua. AD 355-361. Antioch mint. Reduced weight.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Star within wreath; ANT below. RIC VIII 187. 1.86gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Edge ragged and flan cracked. Scarce.
Found Essex, UK. -
Julian II BI Maiorina. AD 360-363. Nicomedia mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing to right; above, star; (palm) NIKΓ • (palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 122. 8.95gr, 28mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Valentinian I BI Nummus. AD 364-367. Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, T in left field, SMKA in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 11a & 13a (no T). 2.20gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; unpublished variant.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.