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LOT 3044
Divus Constantine I AE Nummus. Struck AD 337-340. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled head of Constantine I to right / Constantine I in quadriga to right, extending hand toward manus Dei above; [star above?]; SMANH in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 37. Very Fine.(1.76gr, 15mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFound Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Tiberius AR Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. Tribute Penny type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
[TI CAESAR DIVI] AVG F AVGVST[VS], laureate head to right / [PONTIF] MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated to right on chair with ornamented legs, holding inverted spear and branch; on singular exergual line. RIC I 28 corr. (ornamented legs); Lyon 146; RSC 16b. 3.38gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 330-331. Arelate mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between, star above; PCONST in exergue. RIC VII 345. 2.86gr, 17mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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.
