LOT 3211
Licinius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317-324.
Thessalonika mint; struck AD 320. LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate and draped bust to left / VIRTVS EXERCIT, vexillum inscribed VOT XX in two lines, two bound captives seated to left and to right at foot; S F across fields, •TS•A• in exergue. RIC VII, 83 var. Very Fine.(3.30gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Gordian III AR Denarius. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 241. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus standing to right, feeding snake held in arms. RIC IV 129a; RSC 325. 3.40gr, 19mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
London mint; struck AD 322-324. 1st officina. CRISPVS NOBIL C, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / BEAT TRANQLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, F B across field; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 247; C&T 9.06.019; RML 1088. 3.62gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius. AD 293-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
London(?) mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley to left; waves and Q[...] below. Cf. RIC V.2 55. 2.16gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.
