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LOT 3306
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 5th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ЄSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. Extremely Fine. Much silvering remaining.(3.62gr, 20mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Carus AV Aureus. AD 282-283.
Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Antioch mint. IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IAE AVGG, Victory advancing to right, holding palm frond over left shoulder and wreath in her right hand; SMA in exergue. RIC V.2 122; Calicó 4290; Cohen-. 5.02gr, 20mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG 53, 1698).
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 334, 29 May 2018, lot 132; Ex Nomos AG, Auction 17, 26 October 2018, lot 304 (dealer's ticket included). -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 206. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding corn ears over modius with her right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC IV 200; BMCRE 489; RSC 476. 2.91gr, 20mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Treveri mint; struck 332-333. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear in his outer hand and placing his inner hand on shield set on ground; between them, two signa; TR•S in exergue. RIC VII 537. 2.26gr, 17mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Glossy dark green patina.
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, 26 February 2004. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
