LOT 3587
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 329-330. Alexandria mint. 2nd officina.
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with eight rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, wreath in left field, II in right field; SMAL below. RIC VII 52. Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Extremely rare variant.(3.10gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Aquileia mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor in military dress standing to left, holding phoenix on globe and standard with Chi-Rho on banner, on galley steered by Victory seated in the stern; AQT• in exergue. RIC VIII 97. 6.30gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Following Ludgunum mint; struck circa AD 353-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; CPLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 189; SCBC 750; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 215. 2.54gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
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Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial BI Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various emperors. 18.21gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
