LOT 3643
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 219. Rome mint.
IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 153; BMCRE 124; RSC 293. Very Fine.(2.37gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Incuse of IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of RESTITV[...], female figure draped standing to right, presenting wreath raised in the right hand to Probus, wearing cloak over cuirass, standing facing before her, the head turned to left, holding globe and sceptre. 4.27gr, 28mm, 2h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantius I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 304-305. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
2nd officina. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius, nude but for chlamys over his left shoulder, standing facing, head to left, holding patera, from which liquor flows, in his right hand and cornucopia with his left; B in left field, ANT• in exergue. RIC VI 59a. 10.88gr, 29mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful dark green patina with silver highlights.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361. Following Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
D N CONSTA-NTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / F-EL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor in military dress, holding Phoenix and standard with Chi-Rho on banner, standing in prow of galley sailing to left being steered by Victory seated at stern; P(?)LG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 69; SCBC 750. 4.65gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century the urban life in Britain was in serious decline and the supplies of currency from the Empire temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
