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LOT 3049
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 333-334. Lugdunum mint. 1st 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; (star)PL[C] in exergue. RIC VII 266. Near Extremely Fine.(2.01gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 312-313. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI CONSERVATORI, Mars helmeted in military dress standing to right, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield; star in left field, PLN in exergue. RIC 254; CT 7.10.003. 4.66gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Nerva AR Denarius. AD 98. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II, laureate head to right / IMP II COS IIII P P, priestly implements: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus. RIC 47; RSC 95; BMCRE 72. 3.55gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Gitbud & Naumann. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Divus Constantine I AE Nummus. Struck AD 337-340. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled head of Constantine I to right / Constantine I in quadriga to right, extending hand toward manus Dei above; [star above?]; SMANH in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 37. 1.76gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
