LOT 3278
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor AE Denarius. AD 286-293.
'RSR' mint(?). IMP CARAVSIVS [P AVG?], laureate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / CONCO[...], Concordia, draped, standing to right, holding standard in left hand and clasping right hand with soldier, wearing military attire, standing to left and holding spear in left hand; RSR(?) in exergue. Not in the standard references. Near Very Fine. Unpublished combination of obverse and reverse types and seemingly unique.(3.53gr, 20mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 313-314. 1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing to left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe with left and raising his right hand; S-F across fields, PLG in exergue. RIC VII 3. 4.75gr, 22mm, 7h
Extremely Fine. Beautiful glossy patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 191-192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head to right / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Hercules standing to left, holding club and lion skin, crowning trophy. RIC 254a. 1.99gr, 17mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector. -
Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Treveri mint. 1st officina. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback to right, holding shield and spearing enemy on ground before him, broken spear and shield beneath horse; TRP(crescent) in exergue. RIC VIII 271. 4.34gr, 23mm, 6h
Very Fine - Good Very Fine.
Ex Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353.
