LOT 3517
Diocletian BI Nummus. Circa AD 297-299. Cyzicus(?) mint. 5th officina.
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; K(?)Є in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 12a. Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining.(10.80gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Domitian AE Sestertius. AD 82. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M, laureate head to right / TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P, Minerva standing facing, head to left, holding spear and with hand on hip; S C across fields. RIC II.1 105; Cohen 581; BN 285; BMCRE 274. 24.04gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Smoothed and tooled.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 147-148. Rome mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, laureate head to right / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing to left, holding corn-ears over modius and anchor; COS IIII in exergue, S C in fields. RIC 840. 27.51gr, 33mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Aquileia mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor in military dress standing to left, holding phoenix on globe and standard with Chi-Rho on banner, on galley steered by Victory seated in the stern; AQT• in exergue. RIC VIII 97. 6.30gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
