LOT 3401
Lot of 2 AE of Arcadius. AD 383-408.
1. Cyzicus mint. D N ARCADIVS P F AV, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT V within wreath; SMK[...] below. Cf. RIC IX 20d (obverse legend).
2. Constantinople mint. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, holding trophy with right hand and dragging captive behind her; staurogram in left field, CONSA in exergue. RIC IX 86c. Near Very Fine - Very Fine.(2.51gr total, 12-13mm). [2, No Reserve]
Acquired at an UK art market;
Property of an Essex collector;
Collector's tickets included.
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Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 330-331. 1st officina. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, each holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield, two standards between; PLG in exergue. RIC VII 240. 2.46gr, 18mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina.
Ex Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, 26 August 2004. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included. -
Julia Maesa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 218-224/5.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 218-222. IVLIA MAESA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head to left, sacrificing over lit altar to left and holding incense box with left hand. RIC IV 264 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 72 (Elagabalus); RSC 30. 4.77gr, 22mm, 6h
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Antioch mint; struck AD 264-265. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding shield and spear; palm in exergue. RIC V 651; MIR 36, 1634d; RSC 632. 3.41gr, 21mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.33.
