LOT 3112
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. Good Extremely Fine. Struck on a thick flan; dark green patina with brown highlights. Some original silvering remaining.(4.28gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Anonymous AE Quadrans. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, AD 81-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint. Draped and helmetted bust of Minerva to right / Owl standing to left, head facing; S C across fields. RIC II 8; Cohen -. 2.38gr, 16mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT V in two lines; ASIS(star) below. RIC VII 163. 2.86gr, 19mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
From a private collection, UK. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mediolanum mint. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing, head to left, resting right hand on shield and holding inverted spear in left; P in exergue. RIC V.1 - (unlisted bust type); MIR 1150k. 3.83gr, 22mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine. Intact silvering. Very rare bust type.
From a London collection, 1990s.
