LOT 3615
Group of Seven [7] Constantinian BI Coins. 4th century AD.
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types. Condition as seen.(15.04gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Constantine II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left, chlamys across left shoulder, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand; S P across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 117; RML 809; C&T 8.09.023. 3.71gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IM[...] P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / DIAN[...]RΛE, Diana walking to right, holding transverse torch in both hands. Cf. RIC V.2 299 (Cologne). 2.70gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Imitative issue of a very rare type.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Carus BI Antoninianus. AD 283. Ticinum(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CARVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX EXERCIT[I], Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch in her right hand and standard in her left; P[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC 75. 3.13gr, 24mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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