LOT 3317
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Treveri mint; struck AD 324-325. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with six rows, two turrets, no doors and star above; STR below. RIC VII 449. Extremely Fine. Attractive olive-green patina.(2.84gr, 18mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993;
Ex Spink & Son, 10 March 2004;
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Serdica mint. 6th emission, spring AD 274. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). 5.02gr, 23mm, 7h
Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796. -
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. -
Constantius I, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 293-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 294. 2nd officina. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGG, two Concordiae clasping hands, each holding cornucopia with left hand; II in exergue. RIC V.2 628; Cohen 15. 3.31gr, 24mm, 7h
Near Extremely Fine. Much silvering remaining. Exceedingly Rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
