LOT 4191
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 324-325. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets, no doors and star above; SMKΓ„ in exergue. RIC VII 24. Near Very Fine.(3.34gr, 19mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4191
Constantine I BI Nummus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
[...VS?] AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / ROMANORVM RENO, She-wolf standing right, head facing, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus). Cf. RIC V.5 1520. 4.41gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare legend of 'ROMANORVM RENO'.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. AD 150-151. Rome mint.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. 7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain. Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. London mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CONSTANTINVS AG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear over shoulder / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing one another, holding shield inscribed with VOT PR in two lines set on altar inscribed with lozenge; PLN in exergue. RIC VII 159; C&T 9.01.009. 2.81gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From Trau collection, 1935. Ex Baldwin's, London, UK. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
