LOT 3746
Constans BI Centenionalis. Circa AD 340-350. Uncertain mint.
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor standing facing, head to left, on prow of galley sailed to left by Victory seated to left at stern, holding Victory on globe and labarum with Christogram; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 219 (Treveri). Good Very Fine.(5.69gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Incuse of IMP CONSTANTINVS [...], laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of standing figure, obscure inscription. 4.03gr, 28mm, 9h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 156-157. Rome mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head to right / TR POT XX COS IIII, Securitas seated to left, holding sceptre, on chair formed of two cornucopiae; S C across field. RIC III 967; BMCRE 2016. 25.02gr, 33mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 205-207. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
[A]NTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / Emperor in triumphal quadriga to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre; COS II in exergue. RIC IV 87a; BMCRE 488; RSC 38. 2.01gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK.
