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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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Victorinus, Romano-Gallic BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 269. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand. RIC V.2 109 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 3.04gr, 22mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 268-269. Mediolanum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear / FIDES MILIT, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standards; S in exergue. Cf. RIC V 149 (bust type); Huvelin, 'Chronologie du règne de Claude II le Gothique,' QT XXI (1992), pg. 312; Venèra 9251; cf. Cohen 89 (same). 2.22gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORD MILIT, Concordia standing to left, holding standard in each hand; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 195; C&T 7.04.005; RML 374. 4.78gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
