LOT 3700
Carus AV Aureus. AD 282-283. Antioch mint.
IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IAE AVGG, Victory advancing to right, holding palm frond over left shoulder and wreath in her right hand; SMA in exergue. RIC V.2 122; Calicó 4290; Cohen-. Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG 53, 1698).(5.02gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Hess-Divo AG, Auction 334, 29 May 2018, lot 132.
Ex Nomos AG, Auction 17, 26 October 2018, lot 304 (dealer's ticket included).
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Arcadius AE 16mm. AD 406-408. Cyzicus(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; star behind / GLORIA ROMANORVM, three emperors standing facing: on right and left, Arcadius and Honorius, heads turned towards each other, each holding spear and shield; flanking Theodosius II, face to front, holding spear and globe; SMKΔ(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC X 145. 2,25gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near 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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing trabea and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in four lines; three stars above, •PTR• below. RIC VII 369. 3.14gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Hanniballianus AE 16mm. AD 336-337. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Uncertain officina. FL ANNIBALLIANO(sic) REGI, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SE-CVRITAS PVBLICA, Euphrates seated to right on ground, leaning on sceptre, with urn at his side and reed in background; CON[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VII 147. 1.40gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
