LOT 2987
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 7th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDV[X], Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder with right and cornucopia with left hand; Z in right field. RIC V.1, 41; MER-RIC 496 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 8h; double struck.(3.65gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureRIC V.1, 41; MER-RIC 496 (temporary).
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Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 351-353. 1st officina. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding Victory on globe with right hand and standard with Chi-Rho banner with left; RPLG in exergue. RIC VIII 112; Bastien 154; Lyon 139. 5.60gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck after AD 257. 4th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / PVDICITIA, Pudicitia standing to left, veiling face and holding sceptre; Q to right. RIC V.1 272 (sole reign); Cohen 893. 3.62gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely rare reverse type.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 324. 6th officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG around wreath enclosing VOT • XX in two lines; TSЄVI below. RIC VII 123. 2.98gr, 19mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
