LOT 3419
Julia Mamaea, Augusta AR Denarius. AD 230. Rome mint.
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust to right, wearing stephane / FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas seated to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 338 (Sev. Alexander); BMCRE 659 (Sev. Alexander); RSC 24. Good Very Fine.(2.96gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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. 3.40gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 327-329. Heraclea mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CONSTANTINVS AVG, plain-diademed head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • XXX, written in three lines; •SMHΓ in exergue. RIC VII 90. 3.31gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Following Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAGNEN[...] AVGVTV(sic), bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]REIPVIC(sic), emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and labarum, A in right field; TR(?)P in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 262. 5.37gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
