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LOT 3034
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding shield and spear over shoulder / COMITI AVGG NN, Sol standing to left, holding globe and whip; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 165; C&T 7.03.016; RML 317. Near Extremely Fine.(4.29gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Commodus AR Denarius. AD 190. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI, Pax seated to left on curule chair, holding branch and caduceus. RIC 210; RSC 555. 2.12gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Gitbud Numismatik. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Constantius II BI Nummus. Struck before June AD 350. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, lrosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe in right hand; N behind / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantius standing to left with Chi-Rho standard and shield, two bound captives standing upright to left; N in left field; R•T in exergue. RIC VIII 189. 2.91gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS PERPETVA, Securitas standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre and resting left arm on column. RIC IV 153. 4.93gr, 21mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Dorchester Hoard. Ex BA Seaby Limited, circa 1975.
