LOT 3660
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 314. Rome mint. 1st officina.
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol, nude but for chlamys, standing facing, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding globe in his left; R F across fields, R(star)P in exergue. RIC VII 22. Very Fine. Beautiful green patina. Rare with this bust.(2.85gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the early 2000s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3660
Licinius I BI Nummus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Twenty One [21] Roman, Greek and Celtic Coins. 1st century BC-4th century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: various rules, issues, and reverse types of Roman coins, plus a debased Durotriges Celtic stater and a Greek AE unit. 52.14gr total, 13-26mm.
As shown.
From a UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 333-336. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA EX]ERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMHA(star) in exergue. RIC VII 138 (r4). 2.38gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 264-267. Rome mint. 8th officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding olive-branch, spear and shield; H in left field. RIC V.1 236 (sole reign); MIR 570a var. (H in left field); RSC 617a. 2.83gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Mint State. Much silvering remaining.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 1067. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
