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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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Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 270-274. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[...]RICVS IV C[...], radiate and draped bust to right / [...]ΛSITΛ(?), pontifical implements. Cf. RIC V.2 258 and RIC V.4 772-3. 1.29gr, 16mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 285-286. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; XXIΔ in exergue. RIC V.2 162. 3.21gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constans, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 334-335. Siscia mint. 4th(?) officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL CONSTANTIS BEA C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing, spear in outer hand, two standards between them; •Δ(?)SIS• in exergue. RIC VII 238. 2.20gr, 17mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
