LOT 3795
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Rome mint. 1st officina.
IMP CONSTANTINVS AG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear over shoulder / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing one another, holding shield inscribed with VOT PR in two lines set on altar inscribed with lozenge; PLN in exergue. RIC VII 159; C&T 9.01.009. Very Fine.(2.89gr, 18mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Nicomedia mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS •, camp gate with eight rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, MNΔ below. RIC VII 128. 3.38gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constans BI Nummus. AD 337-350. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CONSTANS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath and palm; palm in centre field; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC 206 (Treveri). 1.52gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus AR Antoninianus. AD 219. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / P M TR P II COS II P P, Roma seated to left on shield, holding Victory and spear. RIC 12; Cohen 138. 4.61gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an old coin ticket.
