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LOT 3050
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. Struck AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 1sf officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust of Helena to right / SECVRITAS REI PVBLICE, Securitas, veiled, standing facing, head to left, holding branch in her right hand. RIC VII 159. Very Fine.(3.09gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Trajan AR Denarius. AD 113-114. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC II 272; BMCRE 421; Woytek 422b; RSC 404a. 3.31gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 314-315. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; S F across fields; MLL in exergue. RIC VII 23; C&T 8.03.003; RML 657. 2.95gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVG, emperor riding to left, holding sceptre and raising hand in salute; captive seated below to left, R(star)ς in exergue. RIC V.2 157; probuscoins.fr 1972. 4.18gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
