LOT 3789
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322. Rome mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT•XXX; R P below. RIC VII 318. Near Extremely Fine.(3.13gr, 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 Two [2] AE Follis of Galerius. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 9.69gr total, 21-22mm.
Condition as shown.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Antoninus Pius ΑΕ As. AD 143-144. Rome mint.
Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
[ANTO]NINVS AVG PIVS P P TR [P COS III], laureate head to right / [IMPE]RATOR II, Lavinian Sow seated to right under holm oak, suckling three piglets; two more standing to right below her head. RIC 733; BMC 1625; Cohen 450. 9.60gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful olive-green patina. Rare.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Philip I AE 26mm of Iuliopolis, Bithynia. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑΥΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΙΟΥΛΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Hygieia standing to right, feeding serpent from patera, facing Asclepius standing to left, holding serpent staff; between them, Telesphorus. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 71078; RG -. 9.32gr, 26mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk). Extremely rare; only one other example cited by RPC Online.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
