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LOT 3382
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320. 3rd officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT • XX in three lines within laurel wreath, jewel at apex; ΓSIS in exergue. RIC VII 148. Extremely Fine.(2.62gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 284-294. 1st officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MI-LITVM, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing to left, holding sceptre; A below, XXI• in exergue. RIC V.2 306 var. (bust type). 3.79gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Contemporary imitation from an irregular mint. IMP C POSTVM[...], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 57 (Lugdunum). 3.30gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included. -
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 246-248. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC IV 125c (Philip I) corr. (date); RSC 4. 3.46gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
