LOT 3077
Anonymous Æ Quadrans. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, AD 81-161.
Rome mint. Gryphon to left, touching wheel with front paw / Tripod; S C across fields. RIC II 28. Very Fine.(1.77gr, 15mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
London mint; struck AD 313-314. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe; S F across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 18; C&T 8.02.026. 2.88gr, 20mm, 6h
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £62
Treveri mint; struck AD 309. 1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI, Mars standing to right, holding spear and resting hand on shield; T F across fields, PTR in exergue. RIC VI 829 var. (bust not cuirassed). 5.89gr, 26mm, 6h
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining. Very rare bust type.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Uncertain mint in Gaul. Imitative issue(?). [...]ETRICVS C[...], radiate and draped bust to right / COM[...], Victory standing to left, holding wreath and palm. Cf. RIC V.2 224. 1.65gr, 15mm, 2h
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
