LOT 3275
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius. AD 293-296.
'C' mint; struck 295-296. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley to left, with five rowers, mast and cabin, no waves below; QC below. RIC V 128; Rogiet 1041; Burnett, Coinage 215. Near Very Fine.(2.74gr, 19mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; BSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.77gr, 19mm, 12h
Extremely Fine.
From a private collection, UK. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
Aquileia mint; struck AD 321. 2nd officina. IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate head to right / DOMINI • N • LICINI AVG, VOT • XX in two lines within wreath; •AQS• in exergue. RIC VII 86. 2.90gr, 19mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Much silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
London mint. 1st officina. [IMP C] CARAVSIVS AV[G], radiate and draped bust to right / [CON]SERVATORI A[VGG?]G, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand, eagle at foot to left, head to right, S P across fields; MLXXI in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 45 (globe at foot); cf. RIC V.5 2186. 2.69gr, 20mm, 6h
Near Very Fine. Apparently unpublished variant.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
