LOT 3639
Macrinus AR Denarius. AD 217-218. Rome mint.
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to right, foot on helmet, holding standard in each hand. RIC IV 66; BMCRE 12; RSC 23a. Very Fine.(3.23gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Maximian BI Nummus. AD 297-298. Heraclea mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
2nd officina. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera from which liquor flows; HTB in exergue. RIC VI 19b corr. (obv. legend). 9.95gr, 28mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / DOMINOR • NOSTROR • CAESS around VOT • X in two lines within laurel wreath; ST below. RIC VII 162 var. (bust to right); Bikic-Do hoard 983-984 var. (mintmark PT). 3.25gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
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Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. Struck circa AD 312. Antioch mint. 'Persecution Issue'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
3rd officina. GENIO AN-TIOCHENI, Tyche seated facing, river-god Orontes swimming below / APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing to left, holding patera and lyre; Γ in right field, SNA in exergue. Vagi 2954. 1.41gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
