LOT 3549
Galeria Valeria BI Nummus. AD 309-310. Heraclea mint. 4th officina.
GAL VALERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding up apple and raising drapery; star in left field, HTΔ in exergue. RIC VI 43. Near Very Fine.(6.04gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Following Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAGNEN[...] AVGVTV(sic), bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]REIPVIC(sic), emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and labarum, A in right field; TR(?)P in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 262. 5.37gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
![Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/244012-s.jpg)
Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various types. 17.34gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius. AD 170-171. Rome mint.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head to right / PRIMI DECENNALES COS III S C in five lines within oak wreath. RIC III 1006; BMCRE 1398; Banti 241. 27.15gr, 32mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Apparently overstruck on uncertain type.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. Acquired from David Miller, April 2014.
