LOT 3700
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-271. Possibly Rome mint.
[DIVO CLAVDI]O, radiate head to right / [CO]NSECRATIO, altar with flame above, divided in four squares with pellets. RIC V.1 261; MER-RIC 1275 (temporary). Near Very Fine.(1.47gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Augustus AE As. 15-10 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
CAESAR • PONT [MAX], laureate head to right / ROM ET AVG, front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels and stylized figures; altar flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory standing vis-à-vis, each holding palm frond in her right hand and wreath in her left. RIC 230; BMC 550; Cohen 240. 9.43gr, 26mm, 8h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Valentinian I BI Nummus. AD 367-375. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[D N VALENTINIAN]VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA RO]MANORVM, emperor walking to right, head turned back, holding labarum emblazoned with christogram and dragging captive; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 14a (Siscia). 2.65gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 330/1. Arelate mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers, between them, two standards; above, star; [...]CONST in exergue. RIC VII 347. 2.36gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
