LOT 3227
Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Treveri mint. Struck during the city's counter-revolt against Magnentius and Decentius in favor of remaining loyal to Constantius. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large Christogram; A ω across field. Cf. RIC VIII 332. Very Fine.(4.91gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 270-271. 2nd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [DAC]IA FELIX, Dacia standing to left, holding long staff, surmounted by ass's head; S in exergue. RIC V.1 108; MER-RIC 1383 (temporary); Cohen 73. 3.36gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining. Rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Following Arles mint; struck circa AD 348-354. [...[COΠSTA-TIVS P F ꜸG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]PARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; TCON in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 215 & 224; 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. 224. 1.88gr, 16mm, 6h.
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 temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 98-117.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Rome mint; struck AD 107-108. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Spes advancing to right, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC II 127 var. (bust type); BMCRE 319-321; Woytek 266b; RSC 84. 3.51gr, 19mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
