LOT 3423
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Alexandria mint; struck AD 321-324. 2nd officina. IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing to left, holding Victory on globe and leaning on eagle-tipped sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left, captive seated to right; XIIΓ in right field, SMAL•B in exergue. RIC VII 32 (r5). Extremely Fine. Very rare with this mintmark.(3.02gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceEx M.D. collection, Brussels.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter advancing to left, head to right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. RIC IV 238; BMCRE 824; RSC 83. 3.03gr, 20mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
London mint; struck AD 322-324. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRANQLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, three stars above; F B across fields, PLON in exergue. RIC VII -; C&T 9.06.026; RML 1097. 3.23gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Rare with this bust type; unrecorded in RIC.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 244-247. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; shield at side. RIC IV 44; RSC 169. 3.66gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
