LOT 3706
Constantius I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 304-305. Antioch mint.
2nd officina. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius, nude but for chlamys over his left shoulder, standing facing, head to left, holding patera, from which liquor flows, in his right hand and cornucopia with his left; B in left field, ANT• in exergue. RIC VI 59a. Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful dark green patina with silver highlights.(10.88gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Marcus Aurelius AE As. AD 174-175. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX, laureate head to right / IMP VII COS III, The Tiber reclining to left, resting his right arm on the prow of boat, and his left elbow on pitcher from which water flows; S C across fields. RIC III 1142; Cohen 348. 10.61gr, 25mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 2.94gr, 18mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century the urban life in Britain was in serious decline and the supplies of currency from the Empire temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Philip I AE Sestertius. AD 244-249. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding signum in each hand; S C across fields. RIC IV 172a; Cohen 59. 21.04gr, 30mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex London, UK, collection, 2000s.
