LOT 3650
Gordian III AE Sestertius. AD 241-244. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AETERNA, Pax running to left, holding branch and sceptre; in field, S C. RIC IV 319a; Cohen 169. Near Very Fine.(20.23gr, 30mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/10-337. Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate, with two turrets; star above, A in left field; CONS in exergue. RIC 7. 2.69gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel under seat. RIC IV 144; RSC 98. 4.17gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. 'C' for Colchester(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SAECV[LI F]-ELICIT, Carausius standing to right, wearing helmet and military attire, holding transverse spear and globe in outstretched hand; C in exergue. RIC V.5 2542 var. (obverse legend); RIC V -; Webb -. 3.43gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. One of the rarest varieties of Carausius available, seemingly unrecorded and with no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
