LOT 3811
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 330. Constantinople mint. 5th officina.
FL IVL HE-LENAE AVG, diademed and mantled bust to right, wearing necklace / PAX PVBLICA, Pax standing to left, holding branch and transverse sceptre, CONSЄ in exergue. RIC VIII 48. Very Fine.(1.79gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head to left, holding corn ears and long torch. RIC III 360 (Pius); BMCRE 408 (Pius); RSC 78. 3.15gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Antioch mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLEMENTIA TEMP, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left and holding sceptre; ς between, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 920. 3.89gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Nero AE As. AD 54-68. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, bare head to right, with globe at point of bust / Victory flying to left, holding shield inscribed [S P Q R] with both hands; S C across fields. RIC 477; Cohen 292; BMC 378. 10.78gr, 29mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
