LOT 3326
Commemorative Series AE Follis. AD 330-354.
Lugdunum mint; struck under Constantine I, AD 332. 1st officina. VRBS ROMA, bust of Roma to left, wearing crested helmet and imperial mantle / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above; (pellet-in-crescent)PLG in exergue. RIC VII 257. Good Very Fine.(2.18gr, 16mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at an UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's ticket included.
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Trajan Decius AR Antoninianus. AD 249-251.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Antioch mint; struck AD 249-250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing facing, head to left, holding bag with right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC IV 28b note (bust also draped); RSC -. 3.94gr, 21mm, 1h
Extremely Fine. Nicely toned.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Julian II AR Siliqua. AD 360-363.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Lyon mint; struck AD 360-363. FL CL IVLIANVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOTIS V MVLTIS X, in four lines within wreath, PLVG in exergue. RIC 227. 1.98gr, 16mm, 1h
Very Fine.
Property of an Essex collector. -
Constantius II, as Caesar AV Solidus. AD 324-337.
Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Ticinum mint; struck AD 324-325. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI I-V-VENTVTIS, Prince standing facing, head to right, holding legionary standard surmounted by eagle with right hand and sceptre with left; in field to right, another standard surmounted by hand; SMT in exergue. RIC VII 181; Cahn 71, 1847; Basel xvii, 612. 4.38gr, 19mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Exceedingly rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
