LOT 3766
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. 'C' for Colchester(?) mint.
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SAECV[LI F]-ELICIT, Carausius standing to right, wearing helmet and military attire, holding transverse spear and globe in outstretched hand; C in exergue. RIC V.5 2542 var. (obverse legend); RIC V -; Webb -. Near Very Fine. One of the rarest varieties of Carausius available, seemingly unrecorded and with no other examples on CoinArchives.(3.43gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3766
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 313-315. Cyzicus mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre and Victory on globe; eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left, Є in right field, SMK in exergue. RIC VII 4. 2.89gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322-323. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, •STR• in exergue. RIC VII 368. 3.52gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Clodius Albinus, as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 194-195. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head to right / MINER PACIF COS II, Minerva, helmeted, standing to left, holding olive branch and shield set on ground; spear leaning against her arm. RIC IV 7 corr. (obv. legend); BMCRE 95 (wars of the succession); RSC 48. 3.34gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
