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LOT 3032
Constantine I BI Nummus. Struck circa AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Prince standing to left, holding globe and reversed spear, star in right field; PLN in exergue. RIC VI 227; C&T 7.07.020; RML 471. Good Very Fine.(4.90gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Galerius, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 303-305. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS N N, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; R(crescent)Q(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 112b. 8.60gr, 28mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 264-265. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding shield and spear; palm in exergue. RIC V 651; MIR 36, 1634d; RSC 632. 3.41gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.33. -
Galerius, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 301. Alexandria mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera; XX in left field, Γ over I in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 33b. 9.25gr, 28mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
