LOT 3840
Licinius II as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317-320. Alexandria mint.
D N VAL LIC LICINIVS NOB C. laureate and cuirassed bust of Licinius II as Caesar to left, holding mappa in his right hand and sceptre in his left / IOVI CONSER-VATORI CAESS, crescent and B across field, Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding globe and leaning on sceptre, SMAL in exergue. RIC 25. Extremely Fine. With a fine dark patina and some silvering.(3.75gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 138. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bare head to right / P M TR POT COS DES II, Pax standing to left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC III 526a. 10.11gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Group of Ten [10] Nero, Alexandria BI Tetradrachm Coins. 54-68 AD
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: Alexandria mint, mixed issues and types. 92gr total, 22-27mm.
Fair.
Acquired Baldwins. Ex property of a Middlesex, UK, gentleman. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-335. Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
VRBS ROMA, helmeted and mantled bust of Roma to left / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars and three pellets; SMNS in exergue. RIC 195. 2.31gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
