LOT 3737
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321. Rome mint.
2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, around VOT V in laurel wreath; R S in exergue. RIC VII 236. Near Extremely Fine.(2.52gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Pertinax AR Denarius. AD 193. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head to right / LAETITIA TEMPOR COS II, Laetitia standing facing, head to left, holding wreath in her right hand and long sceptre in her left. RIC IV 4a; Cohen 20; BMCRE 8. 2.70gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Flan crack at 12h.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 229. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VIII COS III P P, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch, spear and shield. RIC IV 92; BMCRE 604; RSC 365. 3.40gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from TimeLine Originals, 18 November 2009. Property of a Leeds, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of the receipt and CoA. This coin published at www.wildwinds.com. -
Tiberius AR Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated to right on throne with ornamented legs, holding sceptre and branch; on singular exergual line. RIC I 30 corr. (ornamented legs); BMCRE 48; RSC 16a. 3.51gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
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.
