LOT 3625
Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 139. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left; COS II and S C across fields. RIC III 561; Cohen 561. Very Fine. Nice dark brown patina with chocolate brown highlights. Very rare.(11.42gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Valens AR Siliqua. AD 367-375. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated to left on throne, holding Victory on globe with right hand and sceptre with left; TRPS• in exergue. RIC IX 27e.1; RSC 109†a. 2.23gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 364. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to to right / RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE, Valentinian I standing facing, head to right, holding labarum with cross on banner in his right hand and Victory on globe in his left; in field to left, cross; (star)ANTA(star) in exergue. RIC IX 2b.xxxviii.1; Depeyrot 20/1. 4.24gr, 21mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Minor scratches.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar inscribed I; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 95. 2.84gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
