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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Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 330. Constantinople mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
FL IVL HE-LENAE AVG, diademed and mantled bust to right, wearing necklace / PAX PVBLICA, Pax standing to left, holding branch and transverse sceptre, CONSЄ in exergue. RIC VIII 48. 1.79gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 70. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
[IMP C]AESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / COS ITER TR PO[T], Pax seated to left, holding branch and caduceus. RIC II.1 29; RSC 94h. 3.24gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding globe and rudder. RIC III 348 (Pius); BMCRE 362 (Pius); RSC 6. 3.02gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
