LOT 3715
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint.
2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, wreath enclosing VOT•XX in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 159. Extremely Fine.(3.50gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 229. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VIII COS III P P, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch, spear and shield. RIC IV 92; BMCRE 604; RSC 365. 3.40gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from TimeLine Originals, 18 November 2009. Property of a Leeds, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of the receipt and CoA. This coin published at www.wildwinds.com. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
4th officina. PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 187; probuscoins.fr 239. 4.17gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Hadrian AE As. AD 118. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP CAES DIVI TRA PARTH F DIVI NER NEP TRAIANO HADRIANO AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PONT MAX TR POT COS [II?]; aquila between two signa; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II.3 157. 9.06gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Pleasant olive green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
