LOT 4199
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 324-325. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above; SMKΓ in exergue. RIC VII 26. Very Fine.(3.17gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4199
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. AD 150-151. Rome mint.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. 7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain. Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 268. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £15 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. RIC V.2 309 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 396; RSC 159a (Colonia Agrippinensis). 4.68gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Siscia mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines above altar inscribed with pellet; ASIS• in exergue. RIC VII 59. 3.29gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Baldwin's, London, UK. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
