LOT 3072
Constantius I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 297-299.
Cyzicus mint. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO AVG ET CAESARVM NN, Genius standing facing, head to left, holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopia; KB in exergue. RIC VI 11a. Near Extremely Fine.(8.91gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK antiquarian.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck after AD 257. 4th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / PVDICITIA, Pudicitia standing to left, veiling face and holding sceptre; Q to right. RIC V.1 272 (sole reign); Cohen 893. 3.62gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely rare reverse type.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri mint; struck AD 318-319. 2nd officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmetted, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar; STR in exergue. RIC VII 209. 3.56gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful glossy dark brown patina.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II AE Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Constantinople mint; struck AD 348-351. 4th officina. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantius in military garb standing facing, head to left, holding labarum with Christogram on banner with right hand and resting his left hand on shield; at his feet, two bound captives to left, looking at each other; Γ in left field; CONSΔ (star) in exergue. RIC VIII 89. 4.25gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
