LOT 3403
Fausta, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-326.
Treveri mint; struck AD 325-326. 1st officina. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, mantled bust to right / SPES REIP-VBLICAE, Spes standing facing, head to left, holding two infants in her arms; PTR(pellet in crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 484. Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina.(3.19gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Coincraft, London, UK.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
'C' (Camulodunum?) mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; S P across fields, C in exergue. RIC V.2 321. 4.69gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lugdunum mint; struck mid AD 285-1 April 286. 3rd officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; C in left field. RIC V.2 47; Lyon 24. 4.07gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 244-246. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Prince standing to left, holding globe and spear, captive at foot. RIC IV 219; RSC 57. 4.17gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
