LOT 3565
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 327-329. Heraclea mint. 3rd officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing facing, head to left, holding branch; SMHΓ in exergue. RIC VII 95. Near Very Fine.(2.81gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 248. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SAECVLARES AVGG, antelope standing to left; VI in exergue. RIC IV 21; RSC 189. 4.27gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantinian Family AE 18mm. 4th century AD. Following uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. Cf. SCBC 750; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 224. 1.98gr, 18mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Seemingly double struck.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and trophy; R(thunderbolt)S in exergue. RIC V.2 213. 3.80gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
