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LOT 3069
Constans, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 334-335. Siscia mint. 4th(?) officina.
FL CONSTANTIS BEA C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing, spear in outer hand, two standards between them; •Δ(?)SIS• in exergue. RIC VII 238. Good Very Fine.(2.20gr, 17mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 265-267. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERPET, Securitas standing to left, legs crossed, leaning on column and holding sceptre. RIC V.1 516 (Mediolanum, sole reign); MIR 591w; RSC 962. 3.32gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 246. Rome mint.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II in military dress standing to left, holding reversed spear with left hand and globe with right. RIC IV 218d var. (bust type); RSC 48 var. (same). 4.00gr, 24mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful toning.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 748. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with six rows, no doors, pellet in doorway and two turrets; star above, SMANTΔ in exergue. RIC 73. 2.91gr, 18mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
