LOT 3371
Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 138. Rome mint.
IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bare head to right / P M TR POT COS DES II, Pax standing to left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC III 526a. Near Very Fine.(10.11gr, 30mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Cyzicus mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding standard with cross on the banner and resting other hand on shield; in front two bound captives, kneeling to left with their heads turned towards one another; star in left field; SMKЄ in exergue. RIC VIII 84. 4.05gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Julian II BI 28mm. AD 361-363. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVB •, bull standing to right, two stars above; •CONSPA(palm branch) in exergue. RIC VIII 162. 8.08gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 296-297. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; HTA in exergue. RIC VI 17a. 10.08gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
