LOT 3120
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 318-9. 5th officina. CRISPVS NOBILISS CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT • V • MVLT • X • • CAESS TS • Є •, in four lines within wreath. RIC VII 38. Good Very Fine. Nice green patina.(2.81gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 330-335. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; (star)PLG in exergue. RIC VII 263. 2.31gr, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Dark green patina with brown highlights.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 231. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P X COS III P P, Mars standing to left, holding spear with left hand and resting his right hand on shield set on ground. RIC IV 108; BMCRE 774; RSC 409. 3.49gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
This coin published at www.wildwinds.com; Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 1st (?) officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; A(?)SIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.08gr, 19mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK.
