LOT 3435
Gordian III AR Denarius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing to right, head to left, raising right hand and holding globe. RIC IV 111; RSC 39. Extremely Fine.(3.15gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 312. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, chlamys across shoulder, holding Victory on globe and leaning on sceptre; at feet, eagle standing to left, with wreath in beak; A in right field, SMHT in exergue. RIC VI 73. 4.00gr, 22mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Heraclea mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no door and two turrets, star above; SMHΓ below. RIC VII 75. 2.85gr, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 302-303. Thessalonica mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C MA MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquid flows; Γ in right field, TS in exergue. RIC VI 23b. 10.03gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Near complete original silvering.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
