LOT 3292
Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 307-312.
Aquileia mint; struck AD 307-310. 3rd officina. IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS II, laureate bust to right, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing, head to left, holding globe and sceptre, with shield by left side, in hexastyle temple; AQΓ in exergue. RIC VI 125; Cohen 32. Good Very Fine. Very rare.(5.32gr, 24mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 89, 12 May 2024, lot 716 (since professionally cleaned);
From an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. [IM]P C M [...]OSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing facing, head to right, holding globe with right hand and spear with left. RIC V.2 106 var. (Postumus' head to left on reverse); RIC V.4 97 var. (same); Bastien 67 var. (same). 12.49gr, 29mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Dark olive green patina. Apparently unpublished variant.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
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Roman Imperial AE Coins in Various Denominations [13]. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Thirteen Roman Imperial coins of various rulers. 28.85gr total, 13-21mm
Fine - Extremely Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Constantine I, London Mint AE Follis Group. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Group comprising: mixed London issues and reverse types. 10.60gr total, 22-24mm
Good Very Fine.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
