LOT 3514
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 303-305. Serdica mint. 5th officina.
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, with modius on head and chlamys over shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; Є in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 3a (pellet at beginning of exergual legend). Very Fine.(8.76gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 290-291. Lugdunum mint.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / IOVI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle at feet to left; A in exergue. RIC V.2 28. 4.03gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Julia Soaemias AR Denarius. AD 218-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, draped bust to right / VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus seated to left, holding apple and sceptre; child at feet. RIC IV 243 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 56 (Elagabalus); RSC 14. 2.63gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Following Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAGNEN[...] AVGVTV(sic), bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]REIPVIC(sic), emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and labarum, A in right field; TR(?)P in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 262. 5.37gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
