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LOT 3236
Magnentius BI Double Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Ambianum mint. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, large Chi-Rho; A ω across fields, AMB in exergue. RIC VIII 34. Very Fine.(8.89gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Compton Dundon hoard.
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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Macrinus AD Denarius. AD 217-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Rome mint; struck AD 217. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to right, right foot on helmet, holding signum in each hand. RIC IV.2 67; Cohen 23; BMC 65. 3.47gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Claudius AE Sestertius. AD 41-54.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Rome mint; struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head to right / NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, The Arch of Nero Claudius Drusus: monumental triumphal arch consisting of a single arch and decorated piers set on raised base with four columns supporting ornate attic; attic containing central pediment decorated with simpulum and litui on either side; clipeus and ewer in flanking panels; attic surmounted by statue of Nero Claudius Drusus on horseback to right between two Germanic trophies, striking downwards with spear held in his right hand; S C across fields. RIC I 98; Cohen 48; BMCRE 122. 28.62gr, 36mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Treveri mint; struck AD 323-324. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory, holding trophy and palm, advancing to right towards captive seated on ground to right, looking to left; PTR(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 435 corr. (palm). 3.963gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
