LOT 3441
Constantius II, as Caesar AE 18mm. AD 324-337.
Antioch mint. Struck under Constantine I, AD 324-325. 4th officina. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / ✷ CONSTANTI•VS CAESAR SMANTΔ • in six lines. RIC VII 60. Very Fine.(2.74gr, 18mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 287-288. 1st officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSER AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand, eagle at foot left; A in right field, SML in exergue. RIC V.2 35. 3.67gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 244-247. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS TEMP, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 31; RSC 43. 3.97gr, 22mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rome mint; struck AD 246-248. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / IVNO CONSERVAT, Juno standing to left, holding patera with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC IV 127 (Philip I) corr. (date); RSC 20. 4.09gr, 22mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
