LOT 3143
Constantius II AR Reduced Siliqua. AD 355-360.
Arelate mint. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX in four lines within wreath with jewel at apex; SCON in exergue. RIC VIII 261 and 291; RSC 342-3r. Near Very Fine.(1.96gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
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Diva Faustina Senior AE Sestertius. Died AD 140/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe with right hand and lifting hem of skirt with left; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). 24.46gr, 33mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman, by family descent; collector's ticket included. -
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 309-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23
London mint; struck AD 311-312. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / COMITI AVGG NN, Sol standing facing, head to left, holding globe with extended right hand and whip with left; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 153; C&T 7.03.006; RML 307. 4.58gr, 23mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-328/30.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Treveri mint. Struck under Constantine I, AD 324-325. 2nd officina. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, holding branch; STR in exergue. RIC VII 458. 3.00gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
