LOT 3324
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Treveri mint; struck AD 317. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, radiate Sol standing facing, head to left with chlamys around shoulders, with right hand raised and holding globe in left; T-F across fields, •ATR in exergue. RIC VII 134. Extremely Fine. Nice glossy olive green patina. Rare.(3.52gr, 19mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993;
Ex Spink & Son, 3 March 2004;
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
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Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 191-192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head to right / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Hercules standing to left, holding club and lion skin, crowning trophy. RIC 254a. 1.99gr, 17mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector. -
Gordian II AR Denarius. AD 238.
Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Rome mint; struck AD 238. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, leaning on short column and holding wand with right hand and cornucopiae with left; globe at her feet. RIC IV 1; RSC. 5; BMCRE 19-20 var. (rev. legend break). 2.50gr, 20mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Wonderful old cabinet tone.
Ex Tinchant Brussels.
Gordian II was Roman emperor with his father Gordian I in AD 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. Seeking to overthrow Maximinus Thrax, he died in battle outside Carthage. Since he died before his father, Gordian II had the shortest reign of any Roman emperor, at about 22 days. -
Julian II AR Siliqua. AD 360-363.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Lyon mint; struck AD 360-363. FL CL IVLIANVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOTIS V MVLTIS X, in four lines within wreath, PLVG in exergue. RIC 227. 1.98gr, 16mm, 1h
Very Fine.
Property of an Essex collector.
