LOT 4178
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. London mint. 1st officina.
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. Good Very Fine.(2.81gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom Trau collection, 1935.
Ex Baldwin's, London, UK.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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LOT 4178
Constantine I BI Nummus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Group of Three [3] Late Roman AE Coins. Circa 3rd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 5.35gr total, 13-15mm.
As Shown.
From a German private collection, formed since the 1980s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 313. Ticinum mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI CONSERVATORI, Mars standing facing, head to right, holding spear and shield; TT in exergue. RIC VI 6. 4.23gr, 21mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Baldwin's, London, UK, November 1986. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by two old coin tickets. -
Vespasian AV Aureus. Struck AD 76. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to left / Heifer standing to right; COS VII above. RIC II.1 842; BMCRE 178; Calicó 621. 7.25gr, 21mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine. Sharply struck on broad flan, boasting a fine portrait of Vespasian. Previously NGC graded AU Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, Fine Style, Brushed, cert. number 6556713-004.
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 13, 17 June 1954, lot 656. Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 35, 16 June 1967, lot 37. Ex Hess-Leu, Auction 45, 12 May 1970, lot 496. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 138, 18 May 2023, lot 665. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
