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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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Constantius II BI Nummus. Struck before June AD 350. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, lrosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe in right hand; N behind / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantius standing to left with Chi-Rho standard and shield, two bound captives standing upright to left; N in left field; R•T in exergue. RIC VIII 189. 2.91gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. Circa AD 308-310. Alexandria mint. 4th officina. Abdication issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N DIOCLETIANO BAEATISS, laureate bust to right, wearing imperial mantle, holding olive branch and mappa / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM, Providentia standing to right, extending hand to Quies standing to left, holding branch and leaning on sceptre; Δ above KP in lower centre, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 109. 5.94gr, 24mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
![Group of Fifty [50] Roman Imperial AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/247765-s.jpg)
Group of Fifty [50] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: Nummus and Antoninianus for various emperors and reverse types, plus a silver denarius of Septimius Severus. 144gr total, 14-27mm.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
