LOT 3540
Claudius AE As. Struck AD 41-42. Contemporary (Romano-British?) imitation.
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG [...], bare head to left / S C across field, Minerva standing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield. Cf. RIC I, 100; cf. BMCRE 149; cf. BN 179. Near Very Fine.(8.73gr, 27mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Gratian AE Nummus. AD 367-375. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX within wreath; ALEΓ(?) below. Cf. RIC IX 13a. 1.49gr, 14mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constans II BI Maiorina. AD 348-350. Aquileia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing, head left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with spear standing right, facing, head left, leading a youth by the hand, out from hut under tree, AQP• in exergue. RIC 103; LRBC 888. 4.80gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. With dark green-brown patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 325. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors and two turrets, star above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 296; C&T 10.02.004. 3.44gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
