LOT 3368
Gratian BI 23mm. AD 367-383.
Rome mint; struck AD 378-383. 3rd officina. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / REPARATIO REIPVB, emperor standing facing, head to left, right hand raised, holding Victory on globe with left; kneeling woman to right on left, SMRT in exergue. RIC IX 43a. Very Fine.(7.54gr, 23mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at an UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's ticket included.
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Fausta, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Treveri mint; struck AD 325-326. 1st officina. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, mantled bust to right / SPES REIPVBLICAE, Spes standing facing, head to left, holding two infants in her arms; PTR(pellet in crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 484. 3.05gr, 19mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Lovely olive-green patina.
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, 3 March 2004. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Siscia mint; struck AD 319. 1st officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines, on altar inscribed I; •ASIS• in exergue. RIC VII 87. 3.80gr, 19mm, 7h
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Extremely rare mintmark variant.
From a private collection, UK. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / [VI]RTVS AVGG, Virtus standing facing, head to left, holding spear with left hand and leaning his right on shield set on ground. RIC V.2 148. 4.58gr, 21mm, 12h
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
