LOT 3145
Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 351-353. 1st officina. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding Victory on globe with right hand and standard with Chi-Rho banner with left; RPLG in exergue. RIC VIII 112; Bastien 154; Lyon 139. Extremely Fine.(5.60gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
FootnotesThe Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353.
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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 275. 2nd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, radiate Sol advancing to right, holding olive branch and bow, trampling captive collapsing to right, head reverted, raising a protective arm; B in left field, XXIR in exergue. RIC V.1 64. 4.25gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Four [4] AR and Fourrée Denarii of Septimius Severus. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Four denarii of various types. 10.54gr total, 17-18mm.
Fine to Very Fine.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 206. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius set on ground to left. RIC IV 200; RSC 476. 3.19gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 5h.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector.
