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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Divus Victorinus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 271. Colonia Agrippinensis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[DIVO VICTORINO PIO?], radiate head to right / CONS[ECRATIO?], eagle standing to left, head to right, with wreath(?) in beak. Cf. RIC V.2 83. 1.58gr, 15mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 318. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CRISPVS NOBIL CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust of Crispus to right / PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS, Mars standing facing, head to right, holding inverted spear in his right hand and placing his left on shield set on ground; in field to left, T within wreath; R S in exergue. RIC 134. 3.50gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[...] TETRICVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / P[...] AVG, Pax standing to left, holding branch and cornucopia. For a similar type cf. RIC 100. 3.60gr, 20mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
