LOT 3396
Divus Constantine I BI 15mm. Died AD 337.
Nicomedia mint; struck AD 337-340. 3rd officina. DV CONSTANTINVS P T AVGG, veiled head to right / Veiled emperor drives galloping quadriga to right, hand of god above; SMNΓ below. RIC VIII 18. Extremely Fine.(1.88gr, 15mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx M.D. collection, Brussels.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 272-273.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Local imitation. [...]SV TETRICVS CAE[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 272. 3.29gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Nicomedia mint; struck AD 325-326. 5th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above, MNЄ in exergue. RIC VII 121. 3.04gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Mediolanum mint; struck mid-late AD 252. IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing facing, head to right, holding spear and resting left hand on grounded shield. RIC IV 206; RSC 133. 4.75gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
