LOT 3717
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint.
4th officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMANΔ in exergue. RIC VII 86. Good Extremely Fine.(3.50gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, acquired before 2021.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 21, 19 July 2022, lot 5411.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 1233.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. AD 310-313. Antioch mint. 'Persecution Issue'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
4th(?) officina. IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated on throne to left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm branch; Δ(?) in right field; ANT in exergue. McAlee 171; Van Heesch, Last 2. 1.87gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 347-348. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
2nd officina. D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier, with spear in hand, advancing to right with head reverted, leading small figure from hut beneath tree; SMKB in exergue. RIC VIII 72. 4.74gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Vitellius AR Denarius. AD 69. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA P R, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC I 90; BMCRE 20; RSC 18. 3.39gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
