LOT 3090
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 324. 6th officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG around wreath enclosing VOT • XX in two lines; TSЄVI below. RIC VII 123. Extremely Fine.(2.98gr, 19mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint; struck AD 323-324. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, helmetted and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRANQLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, PLON in exergue. RIC VII 287; C&T 9.05.039; RML 1055. 3.08gr, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Ex Langtoft Hoard; Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 323-324. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • X in three lines within laurel wreath; PTR in exergue. RIC VII 433. 2.82gr, 18mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
By inheritance; Property of a Lincolnshire lady. -
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint. Struck AD 270-271. [DIVO C]LAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATI[O], altar with flame above, divided in four squares with pellets. RIC V.1, 261; MER-RIC 1275 (temporary). 2.94 gr, 19 mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
