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 Unpublished combination of obverse and reverse types and seemingly unique.(3.53gr, 20mm, 6h).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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Late Roman Imperial of Constantinian Family AE Nummi [7]. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Group comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 18.28gr total, 17-20mm
Very Fine - Extremely Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £140
Rome mint; struck AD 246. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II in military dress standing to left, holding reversed spear with left hand and globe with right. RIC IV 218d var. (bust type); RSC 48 var. (same). 4.00gr, 24mm, 1h
Extremely Fine. Beautiful toning.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 748. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Treveri mint; struck AD 302-303. 2nd officina. IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head to left, modius on head, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; S-F across fields, IITR in exergue. RIC VI 515a. 11.20gr, 28mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Much silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
