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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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
CONSTANTINVS P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding shield and spear over shoulder / COMITI AVGG NN, Sol standing to left, holding globe and whip; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 165; C&T 7.03.016; RML 317. 4.29gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. Circa AD 337-340. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
FL IVL HE-LE[NAE AVG], diademed and mantled bust to right / [PAX] PVBLICA, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch and transverse sceptre; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 55 (Treveri). 1.94gr, 16mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Thirty Five [35] BI Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Antoniniani of Gallienus, Tetricus I, Claudius II, Tetricus II, Victorinus et al. 80gr total, 24-17mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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