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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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
4th officina. PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 187; probuscoins.fr 239. 4.17gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Vitellius AR Denarius. AD 69. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA P R, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC I 90; BMCRE 20; RSC 18. 3.39gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM, Mars advancing to right, holding transverse spear and shield. RIC IV 147; RSC 160. 4.24gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-2000s.
