LOT 3592
Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-351. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing left, holding Victory on globe and labarum inscribed with a Christogram; A in right field. Cf. RIC VIII 264. Near Very Fine.(5.75gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 310-311. Antioch mint. 7th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / SOLI IN-VICTO, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding head of Serapis with left; crescent above Z in left field; ANT in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 154c (SOLE). 7.20gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very rare with SOLI instead of SOLE in reverse legend.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 329-330. Alexandria mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with eight rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, wreath in left field, II in right field; SMAL below. RIC VII 52. 3.10gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Extremely rare variant.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 327-329. Heraclea mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, pearl-diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, lowering branch and raising robe with right hand; •SMHЄ in exergue. RIC VII 95; LRBC 893. 2.84gr, 18mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
