LOT 3572
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 136. Rome mint.
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to left / FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing facing, head to right, holding basket of fruit and grain ears. RIC II.3 2200; BMCRE 627; RSC 716. Very Fine. Toned.(3.13gr, 17mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constans BI Nummus. AD 337-350. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CONSTANS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath and palm; palm in centre field; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC 206 (Treveri). 1.52gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. Struck AD 323-324. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, helmetted and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRANQLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, PLON in exergue. RIC VII 287; C&T 9.05.039; RML 1055. 2.78gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 282. Lugdunum mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; D in left field. RIC V.2 119; probuscoins.fr 179. 4.78gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
