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LOT 3073
Constantius II BI Nummus. Struck before June AD 350. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, lrosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe in right hand; N behind / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantius standing to left with Chi-Rho standard and shield, two bound captives standing upright to left; N in left field; R•T in exergue. RIC VIII 189. Very Fine. Very rare.(2.91gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Delmatius, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 336-337. Aquileia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
FL DELMATIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing, each with spear and shield; one standard between them; AQP in exergue. RIC VII 42. 1.92gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308-309. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
3rd officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopia; crescent in left field, Γ in right field; ANT in exergue. RIC VI 106a. 5.79gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Circa after AD 146. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, throne, on which is a wreath and a sceptre. RIC (Pius) 377; BMCRE (Pius) 454; RSC 131. 3.11gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
