LOT 3882
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 321-323. London mint. 1st officina.
CRISPVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / BEAT TRANQLITAS, altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, surmounted by globe, with three stars above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 279; C&T 9.05.020; RML 1040. Near Very Fine.(3.17gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Providentia standing to left, holding cornucopia and wand; globe at feet; star in left field. RIC IV 42; BMCRE 249; RSC 189b. 3.54gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an old coin ticket. -
Maximianus BI Antoninianus. AD 295-299. Kyzikos mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, KE, Maximian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, receiving small Victory on globe from Jupiter; Jupiter standing left, leaning on sceptre with left hand. RIC -, cf. 15-19. 2.14gr, 20mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. With a fine dark patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Roman Imperial, Gallienus and Probus Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Incuse of IMP C M AVR NVMERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right. For obverse cf. RIC V.2, 466 (obverse of Antoninianus of Numerian, Antioch); for reverse cf. RIC V.1 663 (obverse of Antoninianus of Probus, Antioch). 3.80gr, 27mm, 5h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
