LOT 3357
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 284-305.
Alexandria mint; struck AD 301. 5th officina. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquid flows; XX in left field, Є over I in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 32a. Very Fine.(10.29gr, 26mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 270-271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm. RIC V.2 75 (Southern Gallic Mint). 3.35gr, 22mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Treveri mint; struck AD 317-318. 1st officina. FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE, Sol standing to left, holding globe and raising hand; F T across fields, •ATR in exergue. RIC VII 147. 3.51gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Carinus BI Antoninianus. AD 283-285.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint; struck AD 284. 2nd officina. IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONS-ER, Carinus standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; B between, SMSXXI in exergue. RIC V 314; Pink VI/2, p. 44. 4.24gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
