LOT 3563
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 5th officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, holding branch and raising robe; SMTSЄ below. RIC VII 159. Good Very Fine.(3.40gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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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. -
Zeno AE 8mm. AD 476-491. Uncertain mint or Thessalonica.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N ZENO P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Monogram of emperor Zeno (type 2) within wreath, no mark in exergue. RIC X, 958-959. 0.82gr, 8mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 51, 21 July 2019, lot 736 (company's ticket included). Ex CNG. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Philip II AR Antoninianus. AD 247-249. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to left / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 240b var. (rev. legend AVGG); RSC 2 var. (same); Bland 63. 4.92gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful toning with golden iridescence around the devices.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
