LOT 3533
Macrinus AR Denarius. Struck summer AD 217-early AD 218. Rome mint.
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated to left, feeding serpent, rising from altar, out of patera with her right hand and holding long sceptre in her left. RIC 86; BMC 26; Cohen -, cf. 116 (draped and cuirassed). Good Very Fine.(2.80gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, emperor standing facing, head to left, cloak hanging from left shoulder, holding globe and reversed spear; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 222; C&T 7.07.003; RML 454. 5.62gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp-gate with no door and two turrets; star above, SMANTΓ in exergue. RIC VII 74. 3.25gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 335. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, looking inwards, each holding spear and resting hand on shield; two standards between them, SMANH in exergue. RIC VII 88. 2.28gr, 17mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, 2006. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 117, 22 February 2024, lot 1329. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
