LOT 3779
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 313-314. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol, radiate, standing to left, nude except for chlamys over left shoulder; raising right hand and holding globe in left, S F across fields; in exergue, PLG. RIC VII 1. Very Fine.(4.46gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Numerian BI Antoninianus. AD 283-284. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP C NVMERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VIRTVS AVGG, Emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving globe surmounted by Victory from Jupiter (or Carus) standing to left and holding sceptre; Γ between, XXI in exergue. RIC V 467 var. (Antioch; bust not cuirassed). 3.57gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished variant.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck mid AD 262-mid AD 263. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars, helmeted, standing to right, holding long spear in right hand and grounded shield in left. RIC V 93; RIC V.4 207; AGK 102; Cunetio 2400; Elmer 190. 3.29gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 232. Rome mint.
Estimate: £750 - 850 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £375
IMP ALEXAN-DER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right, carrying spear and shield; S C across fields. RIC IV 635; Cohen 169; BMCRE 845. 23.03gr, 32mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Well-struck with an attractive dark green patina.
Collection of J.F. Ex J. Vinchon Sale, 22–24 February 1971, no.462. Accompanied by its original label.
