LOT 3885
Avitus(?) AE Nummus. AD 455-456. Rome mint.
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm frond. Cf. RIC 2413. Near Very Fine.(1.41gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar decorated with star; • STR in exergue. RIC VII 221 var. (bust type). 2.79gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath im right hand and palm over left shoulder; Γ(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC V.1 39. 4.02gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 320-321. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CRISPVS NOBIL C, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, three stars above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 229; C&T 9.03.014. 3.42gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
