LOT 3570
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 323-324. Lugdunum mint.
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT •X• in two lines within wreath; •PLGC• below. RIC VII 223 (r4). Near Extremely Fine. Very rare.(3.24gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Diocletian BI Nummus. Circa AD 297-299. Cyzicus(?) mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; K(?)Є in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 12a. 10.80gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Caracalla Fourrée Denarius. AD 197-217. Laodicea mint. Barbarous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, holding serpent-wreathed wand; to his feet to right, globe. RIC IV 327; BMCRE p.384, 157 / pl. 64, 10. 2.47gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 226. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax running to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC IV 168; BMCRE 363; RSC 187. 2.36gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
