LOT 3712
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 304-305. Serdica mint.
4th officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopia; Δ in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue. RIC 12b. Near Very Fine.(7.12gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3712
Galerius BI Nummus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 73. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated to right on curule chair, holding sceptre in right hand and olive branch in left. RIC II.1 545; BMCRE p.19 note; RSC 387a. 3.50gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 302-303. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
1st officina. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; A in right field, ANT(star) in exergue. RIC VI 56a. 10.10gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constans AE Nummus. AD 337-361. Following Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN, two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath; palm in centre field; TRP in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 206. 2.09gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
