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LOT 3079
Aelia Eudoxia AE Nummus. AD 395-401. Uncertain mint and officina.
AEL EVDO-XIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust to right, being crowned by the hand of God above / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Empress seated on throne facing, crowned by the hand of God; cross in right field, mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC 80 (Nicomedia mint). Very Fine.(2.73gr, 16mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 154-155. Rome mint (or mint in Britain?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head to right / BRITANNIA COS IIII, Britannia seated to left on rock, resting head on right hand, and resting left hand on rock, round shield and vexillum in background; S C in exergue. RIC III 934; Cohen 117; BMCRE 1971. 12.71gr, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
It has been suggested that the Britannia asses of Antoninus Pius were struck at a mint in the province as significant quantities have been found on Romano-British sites, such as Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh Fort on Hadrian's Wall. However, the enterprise of creating a mint is enormous and out of proportion for such a small issue, the product of quintessentially Roman style die engraving. It is therefore far more likely that this issue was produced in Rome and shipped to Britannia in bulk for distribution. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 321-322. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
CRISPVS NOBIL C, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOT-IS XX, three stars above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 230. 3.03gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, diademed and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers helmeted, standing facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on ground; between them two standards; SMANЄ in exergue. RIC VII 87. 2.21gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
