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LOT 3299
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 4th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ΔSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.(2.68gr, 18mm, 7h).
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Caracalla, as Caesar AE As. AD 196-198.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 196-197. [M AVR] ANTONINVS C[AES], bare-headed and draped bust to right, seen from rear / SEVERI [AVG P II FIL], lituus, knife, patera, jug, simpulum, and sprinkler; S C in exergue. RIC IV 404; Cohen 586; BMCRE 615. 10.75gr, 25mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
London mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre; ML in exergue. RIC V 101. 4.34gr, 25mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 266-267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LVNA LVCIF, Luna Lucifera walking to right, holding torch; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 609 (Asia, sole reign); MIR 1665k; RSC 599. 4.41gr, 21mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Fully intact silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
