LOT 3422
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Siscia mint; struck AD 315-316. 2nd officina. IMP LIC • LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe and leaning on sceptre; eagle at feet with wreath to left, B in right field, •SIS• in exergue. RIC VII 17. Near Extremely Fine.(4.05gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx M.D. collection, Brussels.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS II P P, emperor in military attire standing to left, holding globe and spear. RIC V.2 54 (Lugdunum). 3.20gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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). 3.02gr, 20mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare with this mintmark.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Arelate mint; struck AD 321. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT • XX in three lines within laurel wreath; P(star within crescent)A in exergue. RIC VII 239. 3.65gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful olive green patina.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
