LOT 3809
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-335. Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
VRBS ROMA, helmeted and mantled bust of Roma to left / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars and three pellets; SMNS in exergue. RIC 195. Very Fine.(2.31gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 263. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia standing to left, holding baton and cornucopia, globe at foot left. RIC V.1 159 (joint reign). 3.13gr, 22mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. AD 141-146. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGV-STA, Ceres, veiled, standing to left, holding corn ears and torch. RIC 360 (Pius); BMCRE 408; RSC 78. 3.27gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 312. Heraclea mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, chlamys across shoulder, holding Victory on globe and leaning on sceptre; at feet, eagle standing to left, with wreath in beak; Δ in right field, SMHT in exergue. RIC VI 73. 3.75gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
