LOT 3393
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Alexandria mint; struck AD 330-335. 1st officina. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and
shields with two standards between them, dots on banners, SMALA in exergue. RIC VII 58. Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact. Rare.(3.17gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 244-247. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; shield at side. RIC IV 44; RSC 169. 3.66gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £82
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268. In the name and types of Postumus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / FIDES [E]QVIT, Fides seated to left, holding patera and standard; P(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 378. 3.03gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rome mint; struck AD 281. 6th officina. IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVG, emperor riding to left, holding sceptre and raising hand in salute; captive seated below to left, R(star)ς in exergue. RIC V.2 157; probuscoins.fr 1972. 4.02gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine. Original silvering fully intact.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
