LOT 3425
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Heraclea mint; struck AD 316-317. 1st officina. IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to left, holding sceptre, globe and mappa / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with three turrets, no doors; HTA in exergue. RIC VII 15. Very Fine.(2.67gr, 19mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, wreath enclosing VOT • XX in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 159. 3.53gr, 19mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
From a private, UK, collection. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Treveri mint; struck AD 260. IMP C POSTVMVS [...] AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIC[T]ORIA AVG, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, treading on captive seated to left. Cf. RIC V.2 89 (Lugdunum); cf. RSC 377a (Lugdunum). 3.22gr, 22mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Flan crack at 4h.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 5th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing to left, holding olive branch and spear, shield resting on ground; Є in right field. RIC V.1 110. 3.93gr, 20mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
