LOT 3340
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Siscia mint; struck AD 319. 1st officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines, on altar inscribed I; •ASIS• in exergue. RIC VII 87. Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Extremely rare mintmark variant.(3.80gr, 19mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Treveri mint; struck AD 266-267. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS POS-TVMI AVG, Salus standing to right, feeding serpent in arms from patera. RIC V.2 328 (Colonia Agrippinensis); Elmer 414; RSC 350a. 3.37gr, 20mm, 1h
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Maximian BI Nummus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £30
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 302-304. 2nd officina. IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing facing, head to left, holding patera over lit altar with right hand and cornucopia with left; B in right field, PLG in exergue. RIC VI 108b; Lyon 342. 9.61gr, 28mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Green-brown patina; partially silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Magnus Maximus AR Siliqua. AD 383-388.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Treveri mint. D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma enthroned facing, head to left, holding globe and spear, TRPS in exergue. RIC 84b; RSC 20a. 1.50gr, 16mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector.
