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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Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint; struck AD 270-271. DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left, head to right. RIC V.1 266; MER-RIC 1278 (temporary). 3.51gr, 21mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 293-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
London mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and transverse sceptre with left; S A across fields, ML in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 33. 3.43gr, 19mm, 1h
Near Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ticinum mint. Struck AD 276. 5th officina. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICIT TEMP, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and sceptre with left; V in exergue. RIC V.1 140; MER-RIC 3442 (temporary). 4.42gr, 22mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
