LOT 3426
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
London mint; struck AD 322-324. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRANQLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, three stars above; F B across fields, PLON in exergue. RIC VII -; C&T 9.06.026; RML 1097. Good Very Fine. Rare with this bust type; unrecorded in RIC.(3.23gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Treveri mint; struck AD 322. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate bust to left wearing ornate trabea, holding Victory on globe in right hand and mappa in left / BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, PTR• in exergue. RIC VII 353. 2.88gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Mediolanum mint; struck mid AD 268. In the name and types of Postumus. 2nd officina. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right / CONC[ORD E]QVIT, Concordia standing to left, holding patera and rudder, foot on prow of ship; S in exergue. RIC V.2 (Postumus) 373; cf. RIC V.4 (Postumus) 446; Elmer 613. 2.64gr, 21mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 5th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing to left, holding olive branch and spear, shield resting on ground; Є in right field. RIC V.1 110. 3.93gr, 20mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
