LOT 3743
Constans BI Centenionalis. Circa AD 348-350. Uncertain mint.
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor standing to left on galley, holding Victory on globe and Chi-Ro standard, behind, Victory steering ship; A in left field, mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 243 (Treveri). Good Very Fine.(4.77gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Mediolanum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 171. 3.25gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]ARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.63gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century the urban life in Britain was in serious decline and the supplies of currency from the Empire temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC V.1 32; MER-RIC 174 (temporary). 2.96gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
