LOT 3127
Balbinus AR Denarius. AD 238.
Rome mint; struck April - June AD 238. IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM, Providentia standing to left, holding wand over globe in her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. RIC IV 7; Cohen 23; BMC 33. Extremely Fine. Toned.(2.69gr, 20mm, 6h).
ProvenanceEx Gorny & Mosch 56, 7 October 1991, 588;
Ex Nomos AG, Auction 21, 21 November 2020, lot 340 (dealer's ticket included).
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £62
Treveri mint; struck AD 309. 1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI, Mars standing to right, holding spear and resting hand on shield; T F across fields, PTR in exergue. RIC VI 829 var. (bust not cuirassed). 5.89gr, 26mm, 6h
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining. Very rare bust type.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Mixed AE Coin Group. 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: various emperors, issues and reverse types. 74.50gr total including capsules, 11-19mm
Various conditions.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Barbarouns Imitations of Tetricus BI Antoniniani Group. AD 271-274.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Three barbarous imitations of Tetricus' issue; all from the same dies. 8.44gr total
Acquired 1980-2015; From Abelita family collection.
