LOT 3758
Julian II AR Siliqua. Struck spring AD 360-26 June 363. Treveri mint.
D N CL IVLI-ANVS AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VOTIS V MVLTIS X in four lines within laurel wreath with large central jewel; TR(palm) below. RIC VIII 365; RSC 157†b. Good Very Fine. Attractively toned.(2.06gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 273. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AV[GG?], Mars standing to left, holding spear and shield. Cf. RIC V.2 148. 3.03gr, 21mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 304-305. Serdica mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
4th officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopia; Δ in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue. RIC 12b. 7.12gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Circa AD 325. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
1st officina. FLA CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 297; C&T 10.02.005. 3.01gr, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Rare with this obverse legend.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, lot 1295 (corr. Constantine II). Property of a London antiquarian.
