LOT 3332
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 4th officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; ΔSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. Extremely Fine. Sharp details; beautiful dark patina with brown highlights.(3.32gr, 19mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Hadrian AV Aureus. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Rome mint; struck circa AD 124-125. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust to right, with slight drapery on far shoulder / COS above, III in exergue, she-wolf standing to left, suckling the Twins (Romulus and Remus). RIC II.3 709; BMCRE 449; Biaggi 598. 6.95gr, 18mm, 6h
Very Fine.
Ex Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG, Online Auction 128, 20 March 2022, lot 262. -
Nero AE As. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 66. [IMP] NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P, bare head to right / Victory alighting to left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R; S C across fields. RIC I 543; Cohen 302; BMCRE 381. 11.13gr, 30mm, 6h
Very Fine. Nice dark olive green patina.
From a 1980s UK collection; Property of a London antiquarian. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
London mint; struck AD 318. CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, laureate and draped bust to right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing facing, head to left, chlamys across shoulder, his right hand raised, holding globe with left; crescent in left field, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 147 var. (bust); C&T 8.11.043 var. (same). 3.43gr, 20mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine. Apparently unpublished bust type variant.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
