LOT 3315
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Arelate mint; struck AD 327. 1st officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head to right / VIRTV-S AVGG, camp gate with six rows, doors thrown back and four turrets, star above, S F across fields; ARLP in exergue. RIC VII 313; LRBC 321. Extremely Fine. Nearly full silvering. Flan crack at 1h. Rare officina.(3.02gr, 19mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ticinum mint; struck AD 275. 5th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding two standards; VXXT in exergue. RIC V.1 8; MER-RIC-. 3.64gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining. Very Rare; only five examples on CoinArchives.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Hybrid Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. C PIV ESV T[ETRICV]S CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / VIRTVS [AVGG], Virtus standing to left, holding shield which rests on ground and spear. RIC V.2 280 corr.; RIC V.4 804. 2.03gr, 17mm, 1h
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. [IM]P C M [...]OSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing facing, head to right, holding globe with right hand and spear with left. RIC V.2 106 var. (Postumus' head to left on reverse); RIC V.4 97 var. (same); Bastien 67 var. (same). 12.49gr, 29mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Dark olive green patina. Apparently unpublished variant.
Property of a North London, UK, collector.
