LOT 3813
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-325. Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust to right, wearing necklace / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing facing, head to left, lowering branch and raising robe with right hand; SMKB in exergue. RIC VII 28. Near Extremely Fine. Attractive olive-green patina.(2.60gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Constantius I BI Nummus. AD 305-306. Serdica mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera from which liquor flows and cornucopiae; Є in right field; •SM•SD• in exergue. RIC VI 12a. 11.09gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head to right / VOTA PVBLICA, Severus standing to left, veiled, holding patera over altar to left. RIC 96a; RSC 777; BMCRE 178-180. 2.38gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 100. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, laureate head to right / TR POT [COS] III P P, Pax seated to left, holding branch and sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC II 413; Cohen 624; BMCRE 731 note; Woytek 76a. 29.37gr, 34mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
