LOT 3793
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/10-337. Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate, with two turrets; star above, A in left field; CONS in exergue. RIC 7. Near Extremely Fine.(2.69gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 274-275. Antioch mint. 2nd or 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing to left, holding standard in each hand; S in lower left central field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.1 20; MER-RIC 3179 & 3189 (temporary). 4.70gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 161-164. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and child. RIC 677 (Aurelius); RSC 99; BMCRE 92 (Aurelius). 3.26gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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.
