LOT 3438
Constantius II, as Caesar AV Solidus. AD 324-337.
Ticinum mint; struck AD 324-325. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI I-V-VENTVTIS, prince standing facing, head to right, holding legionary standard surmounted by eagle with right hand and sceptre with left; in field to right, another standard surmounted by hand; SMT in exergue. RIC VII 181; Cahn 71, 1847; Basel xvii, 612. Near Extremely Fine. Exceedingly rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.(4.38gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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Group of Six [6] Roman Imperial BI Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various emperors. 17.23gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
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. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 269-270. 5th officina. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; V in left field, star in right field. RIC V.2 118 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 3.03gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
