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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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. Struck AD 321-324. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT X in two lines; ASIS(sunburst) below. RIC VII 181. 3.27gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, spear across shoulder / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, Victories facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR set on altar decorated with star in wreath; PLN in exergue. RIC VII 168; C&T 9.01.020. 2.63gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Circa AD 325. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
1st officina. FLA CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 297; C&T 10.02.005. 3.01gr, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Rare with this obverse legend.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, lot 1295 (corr. Constantine II). Property of a London antiquarian.
