LOT 3412
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 324. 4th officina. FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT X in two lines; TSΔVI below. RIC VII 125. Very Fine.(2.89gr, 18mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Theodosius I AE 14mm. AD 379-395.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain mint. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, carrying trophy over shoulder and dragging captive; [mintmark in exergue]. 1.02gr, 14mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 213; RSC 167. 5.59g, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10
Rome mint; struck AD 263-265. 2nd officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left, wheel beneath seat; S in exergue. RIC V.1 194a (sole reign); MIR 546g; RSC 279a. 3.31gr, 23mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Full silvering.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
