LOT 3140
Constans I BI Centenionalis. AD 337-350.
Ludgunum mint. D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier advancing to left, holding shield, spearing fallen horseman; PLG in exergue. RIC VIII 82. Good Very Fine.(5.83gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK antiquarian.
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Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, two children below. RIC IV 226; BMCRE 1; RSC 525. 2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
In the name and types of Postumus. Mediolanum mint; struck mid AD 268. 2nd officina. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right / CONC[ORD E]QVIT, Concordia standing to left, holding patera and rudder, foot on prow of ship; S in exergue. RIC V.2 (Postumus) 373; cf. RIC V.4 (Postumus) 446; Elmer 613. 2.64gr, 21mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. [IM]P C M [...]OSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing facing, head to right, holding globe with right hand and spear with left. RIC V.2 106 var. (Postumus' head to left on reverse); RIC V.4 97 var. (same); Bastien 67 var. (same). 12.49gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Dark olive green patina. Apparently unpublished variant.
Property of a North London, UK, collector.
