LOT 3388
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
London mint; struck AD 310. 1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, radiate Sol standing facing, head to left with chlamys around shoulders, with right hand raised and holding globe in left; T F across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 121a; C&T 6.02.010; RML 249. Very Fine.(3.70gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Alexandria mint; struck AD 321-324. 2nd officina. IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing to left, holding Victory on globe and leaning on eagle-tipped sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left, captive seated to right; XIIΓ in right field, SMAL•B in exergue. RIC VII 32 (r5). 3.02gr, 20mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare with this mintmark.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck February-March AD 244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing to left, legs crossed, holding sceptre and resting her left arm on column. RIC IV 151; RSC 327. 3.87gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, 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.
