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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Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 276. 4th officina. IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding long caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; Δ in left field, star in right field. RIC V.1 65 (Gaul); MER-RIC 3325 (temporary). 4.44gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Plenty of silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 244-246. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, prince standing to left, holding globe and spear; captive at foot. RIC IV 219; RSC 57. 4.09gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Valens BI 19mm. AD 364-378.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Siscia mint; struck AD 364-367. 2nd officina. D N VALEN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor standing to right, holding banner with Chi-Ro and dragging captive; BSISC in exergue. RIC IX 5b. 2.81gr, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
