LOT 3403
Constantine I, London Mint AE Follis Group. 3rd century AD.
Group comprising: mixed London issues and reverse types. Good Very Fine.(10.60gr total, 22-24mm). [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 313-315. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe; T F across fields, PTR in exergue. RIC VII 42. 3.32gr, 24mm, 6h
Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
London mint. 1st officina. [IMP C] CARAVSIVS AV[G], radiate and draped bust to right / [CON]SERVATORI A[VGG?]G, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand, eagle at foot to left, head to right, S P across fields; MLXXI in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 45 (globe at foot); cf. RIC V.5 2186. 2.69gr, 20mm, 6h
Near Very Fine. Apparently unpublished variant.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Mixed AE Coin Group. 1st-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising: various emperors, issues and reverse types including Siliqua, Sestertius, AE3/4s, Folles, and radiates; accompanied by a museum reproduction of a Claudius As. 375gr total including tray, 11-31mm
Various conditions.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
