LOT 3661
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 333-336. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA EX]ERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMHA(star) in exergue. RIC VII 138 (r4). Very Fine. Very rare.(2.38gr, 17mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3661
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Commodus AE Sestertius. Struck possibly AD 186-187. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
M COMMODVS ANT P FE[LIX AVG BRIT?], laureate head to right / [NOBILITAS AVG P M TR P XII?] IMP VIII [COS V P P?], Nobilitas standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre in left and palladium(?) in right hand; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 501. 23.97gr, 31mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AV Aureus AD 121-123. Rome mint.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £3,200
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS III, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and spear; shield at side, bow and quiver with arrows behind. RIC II.3 538; BMCRE 133; Calicó 1334. 49.56 grams total, 86 mm including case.
NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface 4/5; an outstanding example, certification number 6944543-001.
From the Isar Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 961. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 327-328. Constantinople mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head to right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Roma seated to left on round shield, holding Victory on globe in her right hand and spear in her left; A in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 23. 3.23gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From a UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
