LOT 3593
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After circa AD 146. Rome mint.
DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding globe in her right hand and placing her left on shield set on the ground. RIC 366; Cohen 73. Very Fine.(3.27gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Constantius Gallus as Caesar BI Maiorina. AD 351-354. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N CONSTAN-TIVS IVN NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right, A in left field / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, helmeted soldier advancing left, spearing fallen horseman leaning over horse with head turned to look back and reaching up, [*]SIS (crescent) in exergue. RIC 96; LRBC 2309. 4.33gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. With fine dark green-brown patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel under seat. RIC IV 144; RSC 98. 4.17gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 328. Constantinople mint. 7th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE, Victory seated to left on cippus, holding palm branch and laurel branch, looking to right; trophy in front, at the foot of which captive kneeling to left, turning head back to right, spurned by Victory; Z in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 35. 2.47gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
