LOT 3546
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308-309. Cyzicus mint.
GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; A in left field, MKV in exergue. RIC VI 44. Very Fine.(6.74gr, 28mm, 7h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Following Ludgunum mint; struck circa AD 353-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; CPLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 189; SCBC 750; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 215. 2.54gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 213. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P, Hercules standing to left, holding branch and club, lion skin draped over arm. RIC IV 206a; BMCRE 48; RSC 220. 3.31gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Numerian BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 283. Lugdunum mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP C M AVR NVMERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / M[ARS] VICTOR, Mars advancing to right, holding transverse spear and trophy; C in right field. RIC V.2 386; Cohen 24. 3.76gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
