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LOT 3042
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 312-313. London mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI CONSERVATORI, Mars helmeted in military dress standing to right, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield; star in left field, PLN in exergue. RIC 254; CT 7.10.003. Near Extremely Fine.(4.66gr, 24mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 225. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding standard in each hand. RIC 139; BMCRE 220; RSC 52. 2.72gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 335/7. Alexandria mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; SMALA in exergue. RIC VII 71. 2.75gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Theodora AE 13mm. Struck under Constantine II, circa AD 337-340. Treveri mint. 2nd officina. Posthumous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL MAX THEO-DORAE AVG, mantled bust to right / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, carrying infant; TRS(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 91; LRBC 129. 1.08gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
