LOT 3792
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 320. Rome mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to right on round shield, holding another round shield inscribed X-V in two lines; RЄѠCP (ЄѠ ligate) in exergue. RIC 194 corr. (Roma seated left). Near Extremely Fine. Double struck of reverse.(4.24gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Divus Constantine I AE Nummus. AD 337-340. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled head right / Constantine driving quadriga right, holding sceptre and reins; crowning manus Dei above, TRP in exergue. RIC VIII 68; LRBC 114. 1.51gr, 15mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. With fine dark patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-325. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CONSTANTIVS CAESAR in three lines; star above, SMANTA and pellet below. RIC VII 60; LRBC 1340. 1.71gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AE As. AD 129-130. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. bare-headed and draped bust to right / COS III P P, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia; S C across fields, FORT RED in exergue. RIC II.3 1350. 10.59gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
