LOT 3637
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 215. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning right on serpent-entwined staff; at feet to right, globe. RIC IV 251; BMCRE 103; RSC 302. Extremely Fine.(3.49gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Maximinus II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 308. Alexandria mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
5th officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; X in left field, Є over K in right field; ALE in exergue. RIC VI 78. 5.61gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Private Collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361. Following Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...] REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, shield below; [..?]PLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 186, 189 and 196. 2.16gr, 17mm, 6h.
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 temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Constantius I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 304-305. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
2nd officina. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius, nude but for chlamys over his left shoulder, standing facing, head to left, holding patera, from which liquor flows, in his right hand and cornucopia with his left; B in left field, ANT• in exergue. RIC VI 59a. 10.88gr, 29mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful dark green patina with silver highlights.
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 late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
