LOT 3095
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Aquileia mint; struck AD 320. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmetted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT XX in two lines between two captives seated on the ground either side; S-F across fields, AQP in exergue. RIC VI 48. Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.(2.89gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Antioch mint; struck AD 266-268. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and rudder; VIIC in exergue. RIC V.1 616. 3.70gr, 22mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Fully intact silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Domitian AE Sestertius. AD 88-89.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
Rome. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIII CENS PER P P, laureate head to right / IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC II.1 633; C. 313; BN 436; BMCRE 406. 28.76gr, 34mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Tooled.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 186-189. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / OPTIME MAXIME, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre with left; C V P P in exergue. RIC III 192; BMCRE 233; RSC 387. 2.41gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Some scratches on reverse; edge chipped.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
