LOT 3756
Magnentius Æ Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Lugdunum mint.
D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, Chi-Rho, flanked by A and Ѡ, PPLG* in exergue. Cf. RIC 158. Fine. Scarce.(4.51gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89. -
Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. AD 310. Antioch mint. 'Persecution' issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated to left, holding globe and sceptre / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; Δ-Є across fields, ANT in exergue. McAlee 171(i); Van Heesch 2(i); Vagi 2955. 1.81gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, wreath enclosing VOT•XX in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 159. 3.50gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
