LOT 3716
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 323-324. Treveri mint.
1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory advancing to right, holding trophy and palm, spurning captive seated on ground to right; PTR in exergue. RIC VII 429 corr. (palm). Very Fine.(3.32gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 215. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning right on serpent-entwined staff; at feet to right, globe. RIC IV 251; BMCRE 103; RSC 302. 3.49gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Julian II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 355-357. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
1st officina. D N IVLIANVS NOB C, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor stabbing fallen rider with spear to left, M before; ASI[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 370. 2.17gr, 17mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex collection of F. de La Viuda. Ex cgb.fr. (brm_314530). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing to left with wreath and anchor. RIC IV 86; RSC 121. 4.50gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
