LOT 3357
Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Contemporary imitation of an issue from Lugdunum mint. D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding Victory on globe and standard with Chi-Rho banner; RPLO in exergue. For prototype: RIC VIII 112; Bastien 154; Lyon 139. Good Very Fine.(3.90gr, 23mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Hybrid Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. C PIV ESV T[ETRICV]S CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / VIRTVS [AVGG], Virtus standing to left, holding shield which rests on ground and spear. RIC V.2 280 corr.; RIC V.4 804. 2.03gr, 17mm, 1h
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Magnentius AE Double Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri mint; struck AD 353. D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, large Chi-Rho; A-ω across fields; TRP in exergue. RIC 318. 4.87gr, 26mm, 7h
Near Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector. -
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-328/30.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Treveri mint; struck AD AD 327-328. 2nd officina. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing facing, head to left, holding branch with right hand; STRE in exergue. RIC VII 508; LRBC 41. 3.00gr, 19mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Attractive olive-green patina.
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, 5 March 2004; Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
