LOT 3740
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 234. London mint.
1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • X in two lines within laurel wreath; PLON(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 292; C&T 10.01.007; RML 1105. Good Very Fine.(3.20gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Nero AR Denarius. AD 67-68. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, laureate head to right / SA-LVS, Salus seated to left on ornamented throne, holding patera and resting left hand at side. RIC I 72; RSC 320. 3.05gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Iridescent toning.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Domitian, as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 76-77. Rome mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Pegasus walking to right, raising his left foreleg. RIC 921; Cohen 47; BMC 193. 3.03gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £163
1st officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMP-ERATORIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; MKA in exergue. RIC VI 35. 6.42gr, 28mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. A well struck example.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
