LOT 3081
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 original silvering remaining.(2.99gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, two children below. RIC IV 226; BMCRE 1; RSC 525. 2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Ticinum mint; struck AD 319-320. 3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, vexillum inscribed VOT XX in two lines, bound captive to left and right; T T in exergue. RIC VII 114. 3.37gr, 20mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Intact silvering.
From a private collection, UK. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath containing VOT • V in three lines; ASIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 163. 2.75gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a private, UK, collection.
