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LOT 3006
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 299. Siscia mint. 2nd officina.
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; B in left field, (star)SIS in exergue. RIC 85a. Good Very Fine.(9.89gr, 29mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left with chlamys across shoulder and raised right hand, holding globe with left hand; S P across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 115; C&T 8.09.020; RML 807. 3.31gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 329-330. Alexandria mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, camp gate with nine rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, wreath in left field, II in right field, SMAL in exergue. RIC VII 51. 3.47gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 225. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding standard in each hand. RIC 139; BMCRE 220; RSC 52. 2.72gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
