LOT 3859
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-337. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear and resting hand upon shield; two signa between them; RFT in exergue. RIC 329. Extremely Fine. Repatinated.(3,01gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Constans II BI Maiorina. AD 348-350. Aquileia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing, head left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with spear standing right, facing, head left, leading a youth by the hand, out from hut under tree, AQP• in exergue. RIC 103; LRBC 888. 4.80gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. With dark green-brown patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Nicomedia mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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, MNΔ below. RIC VII 128. 3.38gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Titus AE Sestertius. AD 80-81. Flavian Latin mint in Thrace.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head to right / Mars walking to right, holding spear in right hand, trophy over left shoulder; S C across field. RIC II 182 (Lugdunum); BMCRE 310 (Lugdunum); RPC II 502; Cohen 203. 24.42gr, 34mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Smoothed and tooled.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
