LOT 3738
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint.
3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, around, VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath; ΓSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 163. Near Extremely Fine.(2.71gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP TETRICVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 136. 2.39gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
3rd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT V in two lines; ΓSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 3,03gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
4th officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMANΔ in exergue. RIC VII 86. 3.50gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, acquired before 2021. Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 21, 19 July 2022, lot 5411. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 1233. Property of a London antiquarian.
