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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Tacitus BI Antoninianus. Struck January AD 276. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing to left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left; C A below. RIC 61; Bastien 64; CBN 1449-53; RIC V online 3289. 3.69gr, 24mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. Struck AD 319-320. Ticinum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, vexillum inscribed VOT XX in two lines, bound captive to left and right; P T in exergue. RIC VII 114. 3.54gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269. Contemporary imitation. Imitating Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
[IMP?] M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ꟼ-ΛM[...]-O, galley to left with helmsman and five oarsmen above waves and branch to left, M[...] below. Cf. RIC V.4 93; cf. CGE 124; cf. Bastien, Postume 87 and 364; cf. Banti 26. 9.03gr, 25mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very interesting barbarian imitation.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
