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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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. 'C' for Colchester(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SAECV[LI F]-ELICIT, Carausius standing to right, wearing helmet and military attire, holding transverse spear and globe in outstretched hand; C in exergue. RIC V.5 2542 var. (obverse legend); RIC V -; Webb -. 3.43gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. One of the rarest varieties of Carausius available, seemingly unrecorded and with no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Two [2] Helena and Fausta AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/254047s.jpg)
Group of Two [2] Helena and Fausta AE Coins. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 5.88gr total, 19-20mm.
Condition as shown.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by a handwritten envelope. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 320-321. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CRISPVS NOBIL C, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, three stars above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 229; C&T 9.03.014. 3.42gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
