LOT 3623
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. London mint. Legionary issue.
Illegible inscription, radiate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Illegible inscription, boar standing to right. Cf. RIC V.5 1898. Near Very Fine.(2.92gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 293-295. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £653
IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding branch and vertical sceptre; S Λ across fields, MSL in exergue. RIC V.2 28; Burnett 15; Webb 27. 4.80gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Pleasant green patina.
Found Colchester, Essex, UK. Acquired from Den of Antiquity in 2017. Private collection, New York, USA. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 291-292. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre, B E across field; MLX[XI] in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 98. 3.27gr, 23mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Pierced.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 5th(?) officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above, pellet in right field, SMTS[E?] in exergue. RIC VII 153. 2.88gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
