LOT 3756
Carinus BI Antoninianus. AD 283-285. Antioch mint.
IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG, radiated and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Emperor standing to right carrying lance and receiving Victoria with laurel wreath from Carus standing to left with lance, ЄΔ between, XXI in exergue. RIC 325. Very Fine.(3.94gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Trajan AR Denarius. Struck AD 113-114. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust to right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Genius standing facing, head to left, holding patera and corn ears. RIC II 275; BMCRE 429-430; Woytek 421v; RSC 398. 3.27gr, 20mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine/Near Extremely Fine. Coin stored in square coin capsule.
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, 5 December 2011, no.961. Ex ACR ArtCoins Roma, 20 May 2015, no.3192. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and provenance. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT•XXX; R P below. RIC VII 318. 3.13gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. Struck AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing facing, head to left, wearing modius, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 209b; C&T 7.05.011; RML 413. 4.45gr, 22mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Scratches on obverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. Including two old coin tickets.
