LOT 3352
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Treveri mint; struck AD 322. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and mantled bust to left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and mappa in left / BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, altar inscribed VO-TIS XX, surmounted by globe, three stars above; STR• in exergue. RIC VII 353. Near Mint State.(2.88gr, 18mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
Treveri mint; struck AD 266-267. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVG, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning on snake-entwined staff, globe at feet to right. RIC V.2 86 (Lugdunum) and 326 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 336d. 3.70gr, 20mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 6h.
From a London collection, 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 290-292. 2nd officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing to left, holding sceptre; B between, XXI• in exergue. RIC V.2 306 var. (bust type). 3.90gr, 21mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Southern Gallic mint. [...]TRICVS [...], radiate bust to right / [SALV]S AVG, Salus standing to left, feeding serpent rising from altar and holding rudder. Cf. RIC V.1 267 (AVGG). 2.26gr, 16mm, 1h
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
