LOT 3835
Licinius I BI Nummus. Struck AD 313. Siscia mint. Uncertain officina.
IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN, Jupiter, nude, standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, to left, eagle standing to left, head to right, wreath in beak; officina letter to right; SIS in exergue. RIC VI 233a. Very Fine.(2.97gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-249. Rome mint.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking to left, guided by mahout. RIC IV 58; RSC 17. 4.08gr, 23mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-236. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus seated to left, feeding serpent rising from altar out of patera with her right hand and leaning with left elbow on throne. RIC 14; BMC 99; Cohen 85. 3.17gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, STR• in exergue. RIC VII 341. 2.89gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
