LOT 3239
Julian II BI 25mm. AD 360-363.
Lugdunum mint. Contemporary imitation. D N FL C IVII-ANVᔕ P F HVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ᔕECVRITAƧ REI PVB, bull standing to right with two stars above; LVGDOFD? in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 236. Good Very Fine.(6.15gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mediolanum mint; struck circa AD 269-270. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F [AVG], radiate, draped, [and cuirassed?] bust to right, seen from behind / FIDES [MIL]IT, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand; S in exergue. Cf. RIC V 149; cf. Cohen 89; cf. MER-RIC 57. 2.92gr, 20mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 286-305.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £14
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 298-303. 2nd officina. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; •TSB• in exergue. RIC VI 21b. 9.69gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 323. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT X in two lines within laurel wreath; PLGC in exergue. RIC VII 218. 3.71gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Dark brown glossy patina. High-relief.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
