LOT 3131
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath; BSIS(star) below. RIC VII 163. Near Extremely Fine.(3.20gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection.
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
London mint. IM[P C CARAVSIVS P F?] AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and transverse sceptre with left; S C across fields, ML in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 98. 5.30gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare variant.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Theodosius II AE 17mm. AD 402-450.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Constantinople mint; struck AD 401-403. 1st officina. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear over right shoulder and shield decorated with cross / CONCORDI-A AVGG, Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, looking to right, holding Victory with left hand and sceptre with right. RIC X 89; LRBC 2212 . 2.50gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, on ornate high-backed chair, holding corn ears, poppy and cornucopia; EPHE (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC II.1 1428; RPC II 830; BMCRE 453; RSC 67. 3.41gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
