LOT 3854
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Alexandria mint. 1st officina.
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier advancing to right, head to left, holding inverted spear in his left hand and leading barbarian with his right from hut under tree; ALEA in exergue. RIC VIII 60; LRBC 2820. Good Very Fine.(4.56gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C PO[...]MVS P F A[...], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Illegible inscription, standing figure to left, holding sceptre and uncertain object; pellet in exergue. 2.10gr, 23mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 312-313. Thessalonica mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG N N, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory and leaning on sceptre; eagle at feet to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak, •TS•Γ• in exergue. RIC VI 60. 3.74gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Severus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305. Ticinum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
SEVERVS NOB CAESAR, laureate head to right / VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN, Mars, helmeted, advancing to right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy in left hand over left shoulder; pellet in left field, PT in exergue. RIC VI 58a. 8.86gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
