LOT 3445
Constantius II BI Nummus. AD 337-361.
Sirmium mint; struck AD 355-361. 2nd officina. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier, holding shield, standing to left and spearing fallen horseman below, shield on ground to right; BSIRM• in exergue. RIC VIII 69. Near Extremely Fine.(2.85gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Contemporary imitation from an irregular mint. IMP C POSTVM[...], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 57 (Lugdunum). 3.30gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included. -
Constantius II, as Caesar AE 17mm. AD 324-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £44
Antioch mint, 6th officina. Struck under Constatine I, AD 324-325. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left / CONSTAN-TIVS CAESAR in three lines; star above; SMANTS • below. RIC VII 60 corr. (bust type). 2.35gr, 17mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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Salonina, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 257-258. 4th officina. SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, raising veil with right hand and holding transverse sceptre with left; Q in exergue. RIC V.1 25 (Gallienus); RSC 94a. 4.04gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London collection, 1990s.
