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LOT 2927
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Circa after AD 146. Rome mint.
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, throne, on which is a wreath and a sceptre. RIC (Pius) 377; BMCRE (Pius) 454; RSC 131. Very Fine.(3.11gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantine II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 323-324. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • X in three lines within laurel wreath; STR (crescent) below. RIC VII 441. 4.25gr, 20mm, 10h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 335/7. Alexandria mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; SMALA in exergue. RIC VII 71. 2.75gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck AD 148-149. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and anchor in her left. RIC 175; Cohen 284. 3.58gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
