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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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 316. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius, turreted, standing facing, head to left, holding patera and cornucopia; T-F across fields, ATR in exergue. RIC VII 121. 2.60gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 313-314. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol, radiate, standing to left, nude except for chlamys over left shoulder; raising right hand and holding globe in left, S F across fields; in exergue, PLG. RIC VII 1. 4.46gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing facing, head to left, her legs crossed, holding long sceptre in her right hand and leaning her left elbow on column. RIC 151; Cohen 327. 4.84gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
