LOT 4206
Magnentius AV Solidus. Dated AD 353. Treveri mint.
D N MAGNENTIVS AVG, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICT CAES LIB ROM ORB, Victory standing to right, facing Libertas, draped and standing to left, holding spear, both supporting trophy on shaft; TR in exergue. RIC VIII 296; Bastien 76 (same dies, two examples cited); Blätter für Münzfreunde 56, 1921, pl. 246, 14; Depeyrot 13/2; F. Trau Collection, Gilhofer & Ranschburg and A. Hess, 1935, 4288 (same dies). In secure plastic holder: NGC graded MS 5/5 - 2/5, marks, slight bend (#6158066-011). Extremely rare.(3.83gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 236, 7 October 2013, lot 1246.
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 327, 22 October 2014, lot 150.
Ex Nomos AG, obolos 5, 26 June 2016, lot 870 (15,000 CHF hammer).
From the GK Collection.
Ex GK Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 1096.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXVIII, 5 July 2023, lot 645.
Ex Baldwin's Auctions Ltd, Auction C24005, 17 July 2024, lot 6.
Ex The Coin Cabinet, Kallista Auction 1, 3 October 2024, lot 160.
Ex The Coin Cabinet, Ancients Auction 15, 31 October 2024, lot 244.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Pierre Bastien regards the two coins known to him as hybrid issues, whilst the author of the catalogue on the Trau Collection classifies the specimen described therein as a barbaric issue.
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LOT 4206
Magnentius AV Solidus.
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,500 (EUR 2,900; USD 3,375) +BP*
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Theodosius I BI Nummus. AD 378-383. Nicomedia mint. Uncertain officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGGG, Concordia, helmeted seated facing, head to left, holding globe and spear; palm branch in left and right field, SMN[?] in exergue. RIC IX 29. 2.02gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 208. Rome mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVI COS III P P, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC 218. 2.68gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / NEPTVNO REDVCI, Neptune standing to left, holding dolphin and trident; prow of ship to left below. RIC V.2 76 (Lugdunum); RSC 205a (Lugdunum). 3.13gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
