LOT 3713
Constantine I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Circa summer AD 307. Treveri mint.
1st officina. FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI, Mars advancing to right, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left; S A in fields, PTR in exergue. RIC VI 730. Very Fine.(6.23gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Licinius I BI Nummus. Circa AD 311-312. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC 209c. 4.75gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, Lot 1258. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Diva Faustina I AE Dupondius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust to right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETER-NITAS, Pietas standing to left by altar, raising right hand and holding box of incense with left. RIC III 1161 (Pius) var. (DIVA FAVSTINA). 10.41gr, 24mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Dark green patina. Extremely rare with this obverse legend.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. AD 310-313. Antioch mint. 'Persecution Issue'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
4th(?) officina. IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated on throne to left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm branch; Δ(?) in right field; ANT in exergue. McAlee 171; Van Heesch, Last 2. 1.87gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
