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LOT 3437
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 337-350.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 348-350. 1st officina. D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constans standing to left on galley holding phoenix on globe and labarum with Christogram; at stern sits Victory, steering the ship; TESA below. RIC VIII 109. Near Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact.(4.60gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 258. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LEG I MIN VI P VI F, Minerva standing to left, holding Victory, spear and shield. RIC V.1 322 (joint reign); MIR 988n; RSC 459a. 3.98gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Ticinum mint; struck AD 298-299. 2nd officina. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; star in left field, ST• in exergue. RIC VI 33a. 9.44gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Treveri mint; struck AD 270-271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / INVICTVS, Sol advancing to left, raising hand and holding whip; star in left field. RIC V.2 114 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 3.19gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
