LOT 3663
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 335. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, looking inwards, each holding spear and resting hand on shield; two standards between them, SMANH in exergue. RIC VII 88. Near Extremely Fine.(2.28gr, 17mm, 5h.).
ProvenancePurchased from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, 2006.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 117, 22 February 2024, lot 1329.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3663
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Hadrian AV Aureus AD 121-123. Rome mint.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £3,000
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. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 227. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P VI COS II P P, Pax running to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC IV 67; BMCRE 422; RSC 319. 2.07gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 310-311. Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO AV-GVSTI CMH, Genius, nude but for chlamys, standing facing, head to left, wearing kalathos and holding patera from which liquor flows in his right hand and cornucopia in his left; SMNB in exergue. RIC 66c. 5.59gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
