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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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Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 302-303. Thessalonica mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, pouring liquid from patera and holding cornucopia; Γ in right field, TS in exergue. RIC 23a. 10.21gr, 29mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP C PROBVS AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to right, feeding serpent; V to left, TXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 499 var. (star to right); probuscoins.fr 304. 2.97gr, 25mm, 6h.
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Constans, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 334-335. Siscia mint. 4th(?) officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
