LOT 3877
Arcadius AE 12mm. AD 383-408. Uncertain mint.
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, holding trophy over her right shoulder and dragging captive with her left; Christogram in field to left; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 86c (Constantinople). Near Very Fine.(1.69gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory flying to right, holding garland, shield at either side of feet; star in right field. RIC IV 161; BMCRE 235; RSC 300. 3.12gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Nero AE Quadrans. AD 64. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
NERO CLAV CAE AVG GER, crested helmet on column, round shield decorated with Gorgoneion to right, spear behind / P M TR P IMP P P, laurel branch; S C across fields. RIC I 255; BMCRE 294. 2.05gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318. Siscia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 47. 3.12gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
