LOT 3645
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 327-328. Constantinople mint.
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head to right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Roma seated to left on round shield, holding Victory on globe in her right hand and spear in her left; A in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 23. Good Very Fine.(3.23gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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LOT 3645
Constantine I BI Nummus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter in fighting stance, head to right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. RIC IV 239; BMCRE 825; RSC 84. 2.41gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Group of Twenty Five (25) Large AE Roman Coins. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £35
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues, denominations and reverse types. 343gr total.
As shown.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Theodosius I AE 21mm. AD 379-395. Contemporary imitation, possibly by Cherson mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
D N TAEODO-SIVS(sic) [...]P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-[...],Theodosius, wearing military attire, standing to left on galley, head to right, raising hand; Victory at helm holding rudder; wreath in left field; CO[...] in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC IX 52c.3. 4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The issue is, on account of the mintmark, occasionally described as having been struck at Constantinople for use at Cherson. However, the crude fabric and unconventional style as well as major inconsistencies in the epigraphy point to local production at the important port city of Cherson.
