LOT 3339
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 322-323. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, C-R across fields, PLG in exergue. RIC VII 168. Very Fine.(1.79gr, 19mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Siscia mint; struck AD 319-320. 4th officina. IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, laureate head to right / VICT• LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing, holding shield inscribed VOT PR on column inscribed S; ΔSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 96. 3.11gr, 19mm, 2h
Good Very Fine. Much silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Unattributed mint; struck AD 287-293. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / P[AX] A[V]G, Pax standing to left, holding branch and long sceptre. RIC V.2 880; Webb 985. 3.68gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 266-267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LVNA LVCIF, Luna Lucifera walking to right, holding torch; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 609 (Asia, sole reign); MIR 1665k; RSC 599. 4.41gr, 21mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Fully intact silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
