LOT 3796
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 308-310. Thessalonica mint. 4th officina.
CONSTANTINVS FIL AVGG, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; star in left field, Δ in right field, •SM•TS• in exergue. RIC VI 32b. Very Fine.(5.99gr, 26mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Julia Paula AR Denarius. AD 219-220. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust to right / VENVS GENETRIX, Venus seated to left on throne, holding apple and sceptre. RIC IV 222 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 177 (Elagabalus); RSC 21. 3.04gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269. Contemporary imitation. Imitating Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
[IMP?] M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ꟼ-ΛM[...]-O, galley to left with helmsman and five oarsmen above waves and branch to left, M[...] below. Cf. RIC V.4 93; cf. CGE 124; cf. Bastien, Postume 87 and 364; cf. Banti 26. 9.03gr, 25mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very interesting barbarian imitation.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322-323. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing trabea and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, •STR• in exergue. RIC VII 369. 2.73gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
