LOT 3709
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308. Cyzicus mint.
1st officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMP-ERATORIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; MKA in exergue. RIC VI 35. Extremely Fine. A well struck example.(6.42gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Constantius I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 296-303. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, modius on head and chlamys on shoulder, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC VI 14a; C&T 2.01.010; RML 37. 9.91gr, 30mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Struck on a large flan.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 246. Rome mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II in military dress standing to left, holding reversed spear with left hand and globe with right. RIC IV 218d var. (bust type); RSC 48 var. (same). 4.00gr, 24mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful toning.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 748. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, AE 19mm. AD 324-325. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
4th officina. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CONSTANTIVS CAESAR, legend in three lines; star above, SMANTΔ • below. RIC VII 60. 1.99gr, 19mm, 12h.
Vey Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
