LOT 3079
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.(3.16gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 320. 5th officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT XX in two lines, two captives seated flanking at base in attitude of mourning; S-F across upper fields, • TS • Є • in exergue. RIC VII 75. 3.19gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 276. 4th officina. IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia; Δ-A across fields. RIC V.1 65; MER-RIC 3314 (temporary). 4.82gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck AD 268-269. IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC V.1, 54; MER-RIC 250 (temporary). 4.31 gr, 22 mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
