LOT 3798
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 328. Constantinople mint. 7th officina.
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE, Victory seated to left on cippus, holding palm branch and laurel branch, looking to right; trophy in front, at the foot of which captive kneeling to left, turning head back to right, spurned by Victory; Z in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 35. Very Fine.(2.47gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Group of Thirteen [13] AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 43.60gr total, 13-26mm.
As shown.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 307. Carthage mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / CONSERVATOR AFRICAE SVAE, Africa standing facing, head to left, holding standard and tusk; at feet, lion to left with captured bull; SE F across fields, Δ in exergue. RIC VI 58. 11.27gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very rare.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantius II BI Half-Maiorina. AD 351-355. Nicomedia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, helmeted soldier advancing left, spearing fallen horseman leaning over horse with head turned to look back and reaching up, SMNB in exergue. RIC 96; LRBC 2309. 2.52gr, 19mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. With fine dark green patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
