LOT 3461
Justinian I AV Solidus. AD 527-565.
Constantinople mint; struck AD 542-565. 10th officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left / VICTORIA AVGGG I, Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by Staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; CONOB in exergue. DOC 9j; MIBE 7; SB 140. Good Very Fine.(4.29gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint; struck AD 317. 1st officina. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing facing, head to left, with chlamys across shoulder, raising his right hand and holding globe with left; S-P across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 115; C&T 8.09.020; RML 807. 3.24gr, 19mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Serdica mint. 6th emission, spring AD 274. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). 5.02gr, 23mm, 7h.
Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796. -
Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD early-September 275. 4th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing to left, holding standard in each hand; Q in lower left central field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.1 20; MER-RIC 3193 (temporary). 4.86gr, 23mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
