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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Tiberius Fourrée Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. Tribute Penny type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated to right on chair with ornamented legs, holding inverted spear and branch; on singular exergual line. For prototype: RIC I 28 corr. (ornamented legs); Lyon 146; RSC 16b. 2.96gr, 18mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From a 19th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by a handwritten envelope. -
Aquilia Severa AR Denarius. AD 220-222.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £85
IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, draped bust to right / CONCORDIA, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding patera over lit altar, and double cornucopiae; star in right field. RIC IV 226 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 184 (Elagabalus); RSC 2. 3.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-337. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear and resting hand upon shield; two signa between them; RFT in exergue. RIC 329. 3,01gr, 18mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Repatinated.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
