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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Valentinian II AE 21mm. AD 383-388. Antioch mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS E-XERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding standard and globe, foot on captive to right; ANTΔ in exergue. RIC IX 63a var. (officina not listed). 5.38gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare with this officina.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
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. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Mediolanum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 171. 3.25gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
