LOT 3456
Gratian AE Nummus. AD 367-383.
Antioch mint; struck AD 378-383. 1st officina. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCOR-DIA AVGGG, Roma helmeted seated facing, head to left, holding globe and spear; Θ to left, Φ over K to right, ANTA in exergue. RIC IX 45a; LRBC 2699. Good Very Fine.(2.79gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Rome mint. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Arelate mint; struck AD 321. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT • XX in three lines within laurel wreath; P(star within crescent)A in exergue. RIC VII 239. 3.65gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful olive green patina.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar AE 17mm. AD 324-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £44
Antioch mint, 6th officina. Struck under Constatine I, AD 324-325. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left / CONSTAN-TIVS CAESAR in three lines; star above; SMANTS • below. RIC VII 60 corr. (bust type). 2.35gr, 17mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
