LOT 3797
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar decorated with star; • STR in exergue. RIC VII 221 var. (bust type). Good Very Fine. Extremely rare.(2.79gr, 17mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 71. Ephesus mint.
Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / AVG EPHE (partially ligate) in two lines within wreath. RIC II.1 1427; RPC II 829; BMCRE 451; RSC 40. NGC graded XF 4/5 - 2/5 (#8465280-010).
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius AE Quadrans. AD 42. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
PON M TR P IMP P P COS II around large S C / TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG around three-legged modius. RIC 90; BMCRE 182. 3.28gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
C [...]VS AV, radiate and draped bust to right / T[...] AVG, Victory(?) standing to left, holding wreath and palm. Cf. RIC V.2 224. 4.33gr, 25mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
