LOT 3863
Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, A behind bust / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback to right, holding shield on left arm, about to throw a spear at a bare-headed enemy in front of the horse, shield and broken spear beneath the horse; [T]RP(crescent) in exergue. RIC 271. Good Very Fine.(3.77gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 329. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG , laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG around wreath containing VOT XXX; R S below. RIC 318. 2.81gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 318. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CRISPVS NOBIL CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust of Crispus to right / PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS, Mars standing facing, head to right, holding inverted spear in his right hand and placing his left on shield set on ground; in field to left, T within wreath; R S in exergue. RIC 134. 3.50gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Arcadius AE 12mm. AD 383-408. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, holding trophy over her right shoulder and dragging captive with her left; Christogram in field to left; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 86c (Constantinople). 1.69gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
