LOT 3581
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Alexandria mint. 2nd officina.
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constans standing to left, holding labarum with Christogram on banner and resting hand on shield; two bound captives kneeling before him; ALEB in exergue. RIC VIII 64. Very Fine.(5.27gr, 21mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 140-144. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right / APOLLINI AVGVSTO, Apollo standing to left, holding patera and lyre; S C across fields. RIC III 598; C. 62; BMCRE 1229. 31.75gr, 35mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 226. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax running to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC IV 168; BMCRE 363; RSC 187. 2.36gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 218. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PONTIF MAX TR P, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; shield below. RIC IV 8; BMCRE 1-2; RSC 222a. 2.98gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
