LOT 3867
Constantius Gallus as Caesar BI Maiorina. AD 351-354. Siscia mint.
D N CONSTAN-TIVS IVN NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right, A in left field / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, helmeted soldier advancing left, spearing fallen horseman leaning over horse with head turned to look back and reaching up, [*]SIS (crescent) in exergue. RIC 96; LRBC 2309. Extremely Fine. With fine dark green-brown patina.(4.33gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 309-310. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, radiate Sol standing facing, head to left with chlamys around shoulders, with right hand raised and holding globe in left; F-T across fields, PLC in exergue. RIC VI 310. 3.75gr, 23mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel under seat. RIC IV 144; RSC 98. 4.17gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Avitus(?) AE Nummus. AD 455-456. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm frond. Cf. RIC 2413. 1.41gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
