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LOT 3046
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 332-333. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; TRS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 547. Near Extremely Fine.(2.13gr, 18mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFound Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Maximian BI Nummus. AD 286. Antioch mint. 7th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Maximian, on the left, standing to right, holding sceptre in his left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, on the right, standing to left, holding long sceptre in his left hand; Z between, XXI in exergue. RIC 623; Cohen 371. 3.97gr, 22mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind bust / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor standing to left on galley, holding Victory on globe and Chi-Ro standard, behind, Victory steering ship; A in left field, TRS in exergue. RIC VIII 243. 4.14gr, 21mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 330-331. Arelate mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between, star above; PCONST in exergue. RIC VII 345. 2.86gr, 17mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
