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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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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, on ornate high-backed chair, holding corn ears, poppy and cornucopia; EPHE (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC II.1 1428; RPC II 830; BMCRE 453; RSC 67. 3.41gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Vandals, Municipal Coinage AE 4 Nummi. Circa AD 480-533. Carthage mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Diademed, draped and cuirassed imperial bust to left; holding palm branch / N over IIII. MEC 51-6; MIB 20 (Hilderic); BMC Vandals p. 7, 12-14 (Huneric); Ladich p. 40, 5. 1.56gr, 11mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol driving galloping quadriga to left, holding globe and whip and raising hand; R(thunderbolt)Γ in exergue. RIC V.2 200; Cohen 648. 3.78gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
