LOT 3870
Julian II BI Maiorina. AD 361-363. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVB, bull standing to right, two stars above; (palm)ANTB(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 216; LRBC 2640. Near Very Fine.(8.76gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Severina (wife of Aurelian) AE Nummus. AD 275. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
SEVERINA AVG, draped bust right / VENVS FELIX, Venus standing left, holding seated figure and sceptre; ς in exergue. RIC 7; BnF 311-313; MIR 147; MER-RIC 1879 temporary. 7.56gr, 24mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269. Contemporary imitation. Imitating Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
[IMP?] M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ꟼ-ΛM[...]-O, galley to left with helmsman and five oarsmen above waves and branch to left, M[...] below. Cf. RIC V.4 93; cf. CGE 124; cf. Bastien, Postume 87 and 364; cf. Banti 26. 9.03gr, 25mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very interesting barbarian imitation.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 330/1. Arelate mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers, between them, two standards; above, star; [...]CONST in exergue. RIC VII 347. 2.36gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
