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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Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain British(?) mint. Contemporary local imitation. [...] PIVS [...], radiate and draped bust to right / Stylised figure standing facing, holding spear with right hand and branch with left. 1.77gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Light green patina; edge chipped. Very interesting reverse type.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Tetricus I BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Local imitation. IMP TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and sceptre with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 100. 2.91gr, 18mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 306-312.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 308-310. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing, head to left, holding globe, in hexastyle temple with peaked roof, wreath in pediment; RBT in exergue. RIC VI 210. 6.18gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
