LOT 3021
Constantius I BI Nummus. Circa AD 305-306. Aquileia mint. 2nd officina.
IMP CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding sceptre over right shoulder and ornately decorated shield on left arm / VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN, Emperor riding down barbarian on horseback to right, holding shield in his left hand and about to spear downward at second barbarian kneeling right before him; AQS in exergue. RIC VI 66a. Very Fine.(10.83gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Trajan AR Denarius. AD 103-111. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Mars standing facing, head to right, holding spear and shield. RIC II 163; Cohen 378. 3.30gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Group of Eleven [11] Large Roman Provincial AE Coins. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: Nummus of various emperors and reverse types, including a military stamped coin. 39gr total, 16-22 mm.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Maximinus II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 308. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
5th officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; X in left field, Є over K in right field; ALE in exergue. RIC VI 78. 5.61gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Private Collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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