LOT 3432
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Rome mint; struck AD 330. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, holding spears and leaning on shields, two standards between them; RFS in exergue. RIC VII 328. Extremely Fine.(2.22gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 244-246. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, prince standing to left, holding globe and inverted spear. RIC IV 218d; RSC 48. 3.29gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Alexandria mint; struck AD 330-335. 1st officina. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them, dots on banners, SMALA in exergue. RIC VII 58. 3.17gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact. Rare.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Severus Alexander AE As. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 231. IMP SEV ALE-XANDER AVG, laureate head to right, light drapery on far shoulder / PROFECTIO AVGVSTI, the Emperor on horseback to left, raising his right hand and holding spear with his left; S C in exergue. RIC IV 595b; Cohen 490 var.; BMCRE 751. 11.28gr, 26mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Tooled. Very rare.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
