LOT 3656
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-331. Treveri mint. Uncertain officina.
VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma to left, wearing imperial mantle / She-wolf standing to left, head reverted, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above, TRP•(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC VII 529. Good Fine.(2.32gr, 16mm, 1h.).
ProvenancePurchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2009.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing to left with wreath and anchor. RIC IV 86; RSC 121. 3.97gr, 23mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2009. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Cyzicus mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets and no doors; star above, •SMKΔ• in exergue. RIC VII 44. 2.92gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter in fighting stance, head to right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. RIC IV 239; BMCRE 825; RSC 84. 2.41gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
