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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Maximian BI Nummus. AD 300-301. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
2nd officina. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopia; B above V in right field, K in left field; ANT in exergue. RIC VI 54b. 7.84gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 311. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, holding globe and sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at foot left; MKVA in exergue. RIC VI 79. 6.17gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Incuse of IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of RESTITV[...], female figure draped standing to right, presenting wreath raised in the right hand to Probus, wearing cloak over cuirass, standing facing before her, the head turned to left, holding globe and sceptre. 4.27gr, 28mm, 2h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
