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CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above; SMKΓ in exergue. RIC VII 26. 3.17gr, 19mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding Victory on globe in upraised right hand and mappa in left / BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, globe on top of an altar inscribed VO-TIS XX; above, three stars; below, STR. RIC 327. 2.74gr, 19mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

From Trau collection, 1935. Ex Baldwin's, London, UK, August 1987. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / BEAT TRANQLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOT-IS XX; three stars above, F B across field, PLON in exergue. RIC VII 256. 3.53gr, 20mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

Ex Baldwin's, London, UK, August 1987. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / BEAT TRANQLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOT-IS XX; three stars above, F B across field, PLON in exergue. RIC VII 253. 2.80gr, 18mm, 7h.

Very Fine.

Ex Baldwin's, London, UK, August 1987. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier, with spear in hand, advancing to right with head reverted, leading small figure from hut beneath tree; [S?]MK[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 72. 3.13gr, 21mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left with shield, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark below. Cf. RIC 375. 2.45gr, 19mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

CONSTANTI-VS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IA AVGG, Victory walking to left, head to right, holding wreath in each hand; Christogram in right field; [mintmark in exergue]. Cf. RIC VIII 180. 1.03gr, 15mm, 2h.

Very Fine.

Found North Lincolnshire, UK.

D N MAGNENTIVS AVG, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICT CAES LIB ROM ORB, Victory standing to right, facing Libertas, draped and standing to left, holding spear, both supporting trophy on shaft; TR in exergue. RIC VIII 296; Bastien 76 (same dies, two examples cited); Blätter für Münzfreunde 56, 1921, pl. 246, 14; Depeyrot 13/2; F. Trau Collection, Gilhofer & Ranschburg and A. Hess, 1935, 4288 (same dies). 3.83gr, 22mm, 6h.

In secure plastic holder: NGC graded MS 5/5 - 2/5, marks, slight bend (#6158066-011). Extremely rare.

Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 236, 7 October 2013, lot 1246. Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 327, 22 October 2014, lot 150. Ex Nomos AG, obolos 5, 26 June 2016, lot 870 (15,000 CHF hammer). From the GK Collection. Ex GK Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 1096. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXVIII, 5 July 2023, lot 645. Ex Baldwin's Auctions Ltd, Auction C24005, 17 July 2024, lot 6. Ex The Coin Cabinet, Kallista Auction 1, 3 October 2024, lot 160. Ex The Coin Cabinet, Ancients Auction 15, 31 October 2024, lot 244. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Pierre Bastien regards the two coins known to him as hybrid issues, whilst the author of the catalogue on the Trau Collection classifies the specimen described therein as a barbaric issue.

D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; to left, A / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, two Victories standing facing each other, holding with both hands wreath containing VOT V MVLT X in four lines; AMB(palm) in exergue. RIC 11; Bastien 110. 4.60gr, 23mm, 1h.

Good Very Fine.

From UK private collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing fallen horseman; S between pellets and star to left; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 117. 4.60gr, 20mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath; in exergue, SMN. RIC 21a; Cohen 72. 1.79gr, 19mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine.

London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.

D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGGG, Roma seated facing, head to left, holding globe and reversed spear; I in left field, branch in right field, SMHA in exergue. RIC IX 14a. 1.98gr, 18mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.