LOT 3770
Galerius, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 296-297. Heraclea mint. 3rd officina.
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; HTΓ in exergue. RIC VI 18b. Near Extremely Fine.(9.00gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 316-317. Heraclea mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to left, holding mappa, globe and sceptre / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with seven rows, no doors and three turrets; HTB below. RIC VII 15. 3.60gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 313-315. Cyzicus mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre and Victory on globe; eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left, Є in right field, SMK in exergue. RIC VII 4. 2.89gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Valentinian II AE Centenionalis. AD 378-383. Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear pointed forwards and shield / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing to left on galley with Victory at helm; wreath to left, CONΔ in exergue. RIC 52b.2; LRBC 2151. 4.49gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Nice green patina.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
