LOT 3366
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Uncertain mint; struck AD 287-290. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and vertical sceptre with left. RIC V 880. Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina with some brown highlights.(4.53gr, 22mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005, collector's ticket included.
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LOT 3366
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £450 - 650€520 - 750 (for guidance only)$610 - 880 (for guidance only)
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 282. 4th officina. IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; D in left field. RIC V.2 119; probuscoins.fr 179. 4.87gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Collector's note '1' on reverse.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 330. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, holding inverted spears and leaning on shields, two standards between them; RFS in exergue. RIC VII 328. 2.40gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
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Group of Eleven [11] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Various emperors. 36.55gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
