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LOT 3526
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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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing to left with wreath and anchor. RIC IV 86; RSC 121. 3.97gr, 23mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2009. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 5th(?) officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above, pellet in right field, SMTS[E?] in exergue. RIC VII 153. 2.88gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 333-336. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA EX]ERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMHA(star) in exergue. RIC VII 138 (r4). 2.38gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
