LOT 3735
Licinius I BI Nummus. Circa AD 311-312. London mint.
1st officina. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC 209c. Extremely Fine. Rare.(4.75gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, Lot 1258.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 236. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 16; BMCRE 105; RSC 99a. 3.15gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing to left with wreath and anchor. RIC IV 86; RSC 121. 4.50gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Julian II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 355-357. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
1st officina. D N IVLIANVS NOB C, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor stabbing fallen rider with spear to left, M before; ASI[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 370. 2.17gr, 17mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex collection of F. de La Viuda. Ex cgb.fr. (brm_314530). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
