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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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and corn-ears. RIC III 358 (Pius); BMCRE 389-394 (Pius); RSC 93. 3.20gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Roman Imperial, Licinius II Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Incuse of laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right. For reverse cf. RIC VII 605 (obverse of Nummus of Licinius II, as Caesar, Nicomedia). 4.73gr, 27mm, 11h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Providentia standing to left, holding cornucopia and wand; globe at feet; star in left field. RIC IV 42; BMCRE 249; RSC 189b. 3.54gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an old coin ticket.
