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LOT 2924
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck after AD 161. Rome mint.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare-headed bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); BMCRE 60-64 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164a. Very Fine.(3.21gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Lockdales, Suffolk, UK.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015. -
Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-351. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and Chi-Rho labarum; RPLG in exergue. RIC VIII 112. 4.61gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 332-333. Treveri mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear and shield, two standards between them; TR•S in exergue. RIC VII 537. 2.53gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
