LOT 3858
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-325. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CONSTANTIVS CAESAR in three lines; star above, SMANTA and pellet below. RIC VII 60; LRBC 1340. Good Very Fine.(1.71gr, 18mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-335. Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
VRBS ROMA, helmeted and mantled bust of Roma to left / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars and three pellets; SMNS in exergue. RIC 195. 2.31gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Struck after AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
DIVA FAV-STINA, veiled and draped bust to right, with hair bound on top of head / AETER-NITAS, Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder and globe in outstretched right hand. RIC 348 (Pius); RSC 6; BMCRE 366. 3.77gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Cleaned.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Antioch mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONSER AVG, Serapis standing to left, raising hand and holding sceptre; Γ in exergue. RIC V.1 201; MER-RIC 1021 (temporary). 3.00gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.
