LOT 3485
Aurelian, with Vabalathus, BI Antoninianus. AD 270-272. Antioch mint. 5th(?) officina.
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; Є(?) below / VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right. RIC V.1 381 corr. (rev. bust type); MER-RIC 3107. Very Fine.(3.32gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LIBERALITAS AVGG II, Liberalitas standing to left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV 38b; RSC 87. 3.52gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 272-337. Following Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
[...]-TiNVS AVG, laureate head to right / BEATA TRIIИOVILLITIS, altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines and surmounted by globe, three stars above; C R across fields, P⊥CI below. For prototype cf. RIC VII 131. 1.89gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very interesting and rare imitative issue.
Found Essex. 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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
