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LOT 3037
Constantine I BI Nummus. Struck circa AD 314. London mint. 1st officina.
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI CONSERVATORI, Mars standing to right, holding spear and shield; S F across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 4; CT 8.02.009. Good Very Fine.(2.71gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 306. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISS SEN AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing imperial mantle, holding olive branch and mappa / PROVIDENT DEOR QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing to right, extending hand to Quies standing to left, holding branch and leaning on sceptre; S-F across fields, R(wreath)Q(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 131a. 9.28gr, 30mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 230. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory standing facing, head to right, with foot on helmet, inscribing VOT X on shield set on trunk of palm tree; S C across fields. RIC IV 616; Cohen 567; BMCRE 643. 15.34gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Theodora AE 18mm. AD 337-340. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
F L MAX THEODORAE AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, carrying infant at her breast; TRP (palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 91; LRBC 129. 2.15gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
