LOT 3371
Honorius AR Siliqua. AD 393-423.
Mediolanum mint. D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated to left on cuirass holding Victory and inverted spear, MDPS in exergue. RIC X 1228; RSC 59†b. Near Very Fine.(0.95gr, 16mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974;
Property of an Essex collector.
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Honorius AR Siliqua. AD 393-423.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mediolanum(?) mint. D N HON[ORIVS P F AVG], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [VIRTVS ROM]AN[ORVM], Roma seated to left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and sceptre; [MDPS?] in exergue. Cf. RIC 32c; cf. RSC 59b. 1.03gr, 14mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Clipped.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Uncertain mint. [...]VSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right, seen from front / [PR]OV[I]D AV[G], Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre with right hand and cornucopia with left; [globe?] at feet to left, [C?] in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 348 (Camulodunum mint). 2.30gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / [VI]RTVS AVGG, Virtus standing facing, head to left, holding spear with left hand and leaning his right on shield set on ground. RIC V.2 148. 4.58gr, 21mm, 12h
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
