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LOT 3022
Constantius I BI Nummus. AD 305. Antioch mint. 10th officina.
IMP C FL V CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI •, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; I in right field, ANT in exergue. RIC VI 70a. Very Fine.(9.84gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 332-333. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; TRS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 547. 2.13gr, 18mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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. 3.18gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II BI Nummus. Struck before June AD 350. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, lrosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe in right hand; N behind / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantius standing to left with Chi-Rho standard and shield, two bound captives standing upright to left; N in left field; R•T in exergue. RIC VIII 189. 2.91gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
