LOT 3753
Divus Carus BI Antoninianus. Circa AD 283-285. Lugdunum mint. 3rd officina.
DIVO CARO PIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left, head to right; III in exergue. RIC V.2 29. Near Very Fine.(4.03gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Crispina, Augusta AE Sestertius. AD 178-182. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / LAETITIA, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath in right hand and rudder set on globe in left; S C across fields. RIC III 669; Banti 10; BMC 417; Cohen 27. 21.6gr, 32mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 272-273. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Mars standing to left, holding spear and shield. RIC V.2 148; Cohen 207; Cunetio 2618; Elmer 780. 3.01gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/10-337. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
CONSTATNVS[...], laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTͶON around wreath containing VOT • X in two lines; (inverted crescent)(star)AB below. 2.73gr, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
