LOT 3873
Gratian AE Nummus. AD 367-375. Alexandria mint.
D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX within wreath; ALEΓ(?) below. Cf. RIC IX 13a. Near Very Fine.(1.49gr, 14mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman Imperial, Constantine I Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Incuse of CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / Incuse of IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe in his right hand and long sceptre in his left; palm in left field, Z in right, SMN in exergue. For obverse cf. RIC VII 101 (obverse of Nummus of Constantine I, Thessalonica); for reverse cf. (reverse of Nummus of Licinius I, Nicomedia). 4.63gr, 27mm, 3h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318-319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar; •STR in exergue. RIC VII 209. 3.09gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. After AD 320. Contemporary imitation of an issue from Siscia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CNSNNN-NNNNSNNC, laureate head to right / CNNCVVVVCCTNONIN, wreath containing VOT • B in two lines; ЄSIS✱ in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 163. 2.55gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
