LOT 3648
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing facing, head to left, her legs crossed, holding long sceptre in her right hand and leaning her left elbow on column. RIC 151; Cohen 327. Very Fine.(4.84gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Roman Imperial, Diocletian Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Incuse of IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of RESTITVT [...], female figure, turreted and on the left, standing to right, presenting wreath to emperor, on the right, standing to left, extending his right hand and holding long sceptre in his left. For obverse cf. RIC V.2 323 (obverse of Antoninianus of Diocletian, Antioch). 3.70gr, 27mm, 2h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322-323. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing trabea and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, •STR• in exergue. RIC VII 369. 2.73gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Group of Two [2] AE Follis of Galerius. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 9.69gr total, 21-22mm.
Condition as shown.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
