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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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 321. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, PTR in exergue. RIC VII 303. 2.59gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 149-152. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, draped bust to right / CONCORDIA, Concordia standing facing, head to right, holding cornucopia and raising skirt. RIC III 500b (Pius); BMCRE 1078 (Pius); RSC 44. 3.19gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Nero Claudius Drusus AE Sestertius. Struck under Claudius, AD 42-43. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head to left / TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P S C, Claudius seated to left on curule chair, holding branch and resting hand on lap; around the chair are scattered arms (spears, shields, cuirass, and helmet). RIC I 109 (Claudius); BMC 208 (Claudius). 26.16gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
