LOT 3564
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Alexandria mint. 2nd officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, holding branch and raising robe; SMALB in exergue. RIC VII 38. Near Very Fine.(2.63gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 214. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVII COS IIII P P, emperor standing facing, head to left, holding branch and baton. RIC IV 246; BMCRE 99; RSC 247. 3.05gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Constantius I, as Caesar, AR Argenteus. AD 295-296. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
CONSTANTIVS CAES, laureate head to right / VIRTVS MILITVM, four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets; A in exergue. RIC VI 42a; RSC 314†b. 3.30gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding globe and sceptre. Cf. RIC V.2 80 (Lugdunum) and 323 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.52gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
