LOT 3361
Decentius, as Caesar BI Centenionalis. AD 350/1-353.
Ambianum mint; struck AD 351-352. D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, two Victories holding between them shield, inscribed VOT V MVLT X in four lines, staurogram above; AMB(crescent) in exergue. RIC VIII 18. Near Extremely Fine.(4.43gr, 22mm, 12h).
ProvenanceEx Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
FootnotesThe Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353.
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Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-328/30.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Treveri mint; struck AD AD 327-328. 2nd officina. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing facing, head to left, holding branch with right hand; STRE in exergue. RIC VII 508; LRBC 41. 3.00gr, 19mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Attractive olive-green patina.
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, 5 March 2004; Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Rome mint; struck AD 120-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust to right with slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P [C]OS III, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left, leaning against column. RIC II.3 394; BMCRE 170-173; RSC 1155a. 2.69gr, 18mm, 6h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Died AD 140/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint. Struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head to left, holding torch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 356 (Pius); BMCRE 399 (Pius); RSC 96. 3.50gr, 18mm, 5h
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned with golden iridescence around the devices on obverse.
Ex Spink, dealer's ticket included. Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
