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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Lucilla, Augusta AR Denarius. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust to right / IVNONI LVCINAE, Juno, veiled and draped, standing to left, raising right hand and holding infant in left arm. RIC III 771 (Aurelius); BMCRE 313 (Aurelius and Verus); RSC 38. 2.62gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Diva Faustina I AE Sestertius. Struck after AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe and lifting hem of skirt; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). 26.04gr, 35mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Antioch mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONSER AVG, Serapis standing to left, raising hand and holding sceptre; Γ in exergue. RIC V.1 201; MER-RIC 1021 (temporary). 3.00gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.
