LOT 3852
Constans BI Nummus. AD 347-348. Cyzicus mint. 4th officina.
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left; holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier holding spear, advancing to right and leading a small figure from hut beneath tree; SMKΔ in exergue. RIC VIII 72. Near Very Fine.(3.69gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. After AD 320. Contemporary imitation of an issue from Siscia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CNSNNN-NNNNSNNC, laureate head to right / CNNCVVVVCCTNONIN, wreath containing VOT • B in two lines; ЄSIS✱ in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 163. 2.55gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Vespasian AE As. Struck AD 71. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate head to right / Altar with double panelled door; S C across fields, PROVIDE in exergue. Cf. RIC II.1 316. 11.92gr, 27mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. AD 141-146. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGV-STA, Ceres, veiled, standing to left, holding corn ears and torch. RIC 360 (Pius); BMCRE 408; RSC 78. 3.27gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
