LOT 3648
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, emperor standing facing, head to left, cloak hanging from left shoulder, holding globe and reversed spear; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 222; C&T 7.07.003; RML 454. Good Very Fine.(5.62gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Julian II, as Caesar, AR Siliqua. AD 355-361. Antioch mint. Reduced weight.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Star within wreath; ANT below. RIC VIII 187. 1.86gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Edge ragged and flan cracked. Scarce.
Found Essex, UK. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 259-268. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MONITA(sic) AVG, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. Cf. RIC V.2 75 (Lugdunum) and 315 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.88gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 276. Ticinum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing to left, holding olive-branch and sceptre. RIC V.1 150; MER-RIC 3394 (temporary). 4.24gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 105, 19 January 2023, lot 1073. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
