LOT 3298
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Tripolis mint. Struck AD 274. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT OR-BIS, female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to emperor standing to left and holding sceptre; star in field, •KA in exergue. RIC V.1 389 var.; MER-RIC (temporary) 3228. Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Some delamination to reverse.(3.77gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Antioch mint; struck AD 326-327. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no door, two turrets, star above and pellet within doorway; SMANTA in exergue. RIC VII 71. 2.86gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Contemporary imitation(?). IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding branch and sceptre. Cf. RIC V.2 100. 2.64gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Nicomedia mint; struck AD 325-326. 5th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above, MNЄ in exergue. RIC VII 121. 3.04gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
