LOT 3519
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 302-303. Thessalonica mint. 3rd officina.
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, pouring liquid from patera and holding cornucopia; Γ in right field, •TS• in exergue. RIC VI 25a. Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.(10.79gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Trajan AE Dupondius. AD 116-117. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG [GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P CO?]S VI P P, radiate bust to right, drapery on far shoulder / SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS, Emperor standing facing, head to left, holding spear, between two trophies; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II 676 (bust type); cf. BMCRE 1052 (same). 13.59gr, 25mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Uncertain Emperor BI Antoninianus. 3rd century AD. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Incuse of reverse / SALVS AVG, Salus standing to left, feeding serpent rising from altar out of patera and holding sceptre(?). Cf. MER-RIC 184 (temporary) for rev. type. 2.32gr, 18mm.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Group of Four [4] Roman Imperial BI Nummi. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Various emperors. 37.37gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
