LOT 3846
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. Struck AD 330. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, holding spears and leaning on shields, two standards between them; RFS in exergue. RIC VII 328. Near Extremely Fine.(1.85gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Group of Seven [7] AE Antoninianus. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 26.81gr total, 20-22mm.
As shown.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Claudius AR Denarius. AD 41-54. Apparently Romano-British imitation of the Rome mint issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
TI CLAVD • CAES[...], laureate head to right / [...] AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing to right, holding caduceus; at feet, serpent. Cf. RIC I 10. 2.94gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Tendring, Essex. -
Severus Alexander AE As. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head to right, with slight drapery over far shoulder / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears over modius and cornucopia; S C across fields. RIC 644. 10.78gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
