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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Valentinian II AE 21mm. AD 383-388. Antioch mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS E-XERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding standard and globe, foot on captive to right; ANTΔ in exergue. RIC IX 63a var. (officina not listed). 5.38gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare with this officina.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 311. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, holding globe and sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at foot left; MKVA in exergue. RIC VI 79. 6.17gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 323-324. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory advancing to right, holding trophy and palm, spurning captive seated on ground to right; PTR in exergue. RIC VII 429 corr. (palm). 3.32gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
