LOT 3099
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 309-337.
London mint; struck AD 311-312. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / COMITI AVGG NN, Sol standing facing, head to left, holding globe with extended right hand and whip with left; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 153; C&T 7.03.006; RML 307. Near Extremely Fine.(4.58gr, 23mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rome mint; struck AD 190. M COMM ANT P F-EL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI, Commodus seated to left on curule chair, holding branch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 212; RSC 555 bis; BMCRE 281. 3.19gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned with gold iridescence around devices.
Ex West Country, UK, collection. -
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint. Struck AD 270. 10th officina. [IMP C] M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MAR-TI PACIF, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; X in left field. RIC V.1 24 var. (not cuirassed); MER-RIC 1187 (temporary). 2.60gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining. Flan crack at 2h.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 257-258. IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / AP-OLINI [C]ONSERVA, Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch in his right hand and resting his left on lyre set on rock. RIC V.1 126 (joint reign) var. (bust); MIR 123l. 2.70gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
