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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Divus Constantine I BI 15mm. Died AD 337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Nicomedia mint; struck AD 337-340. 3rd officina. DV CONSTANTINVS P T AVGG, veiled head to right / Veiled emperor drives galloping quadriga to right, hand of god above; SMNΓ below. RIC VIII 18. 1.88gr, 15mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 246-248. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC IV 125c (Philip I) corr. (date); RSC 4. 3.46gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rome mint; struck AD 329-330. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XXX in two lines within wreath; RFP below. RIC VII 322. 3.30gr, 21mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
