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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Licinius I AE Nummus. AD 316. Trier mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, T-S across field, BTR in exergue. RIC 120. 3.09gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. With a fine dark patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 156-157. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head to right / TR POT XX COS IIII, Anonna standing facing, head to right, holding rudder in her right hand and supporting modius on her knee with left, her left foot resting on prow. RIC III 260; BMC 883; Cohen 1016. 3.31gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-236. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus seated to left, feeding serpent rising from altar out of patera with her right hand and leaning with left elbow on throne. RIC 14; BMC 99; Cohen 85. 3.17gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
