LOT 3088
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
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. Near Extremely Fine. Intact silvering.(3.37gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck AD 265-268. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / MART-I PACIFERO, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding olive-branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; A in left field. RIC V.1 236 (sole reign); MIR 570a; RSC 617a. 3.28gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint; struck AD 323-324. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, helmetted and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRANQLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, PLON in exergue. RIC VII 287; C&T 9.05.039; RML 1055. 3.08gr, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Ex Langtoft Hoard; Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 184-185.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint. M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, Victory seated to right on shields, inscribing shield set on lap; S C across lower fields, VICT BRIT in exergue. RIC III 452; C. 946; BMCRE 560. 16.11gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
