LOT 3552
Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 310-311. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated to left, shield at side, holding globe and sceptre, in hexastyle temple; on each end of architrave, statues as acroteria; wreath in pediment; RES in exergue. RIC VI 258. Very Fine.(5.75gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 198. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X, laureate head to right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing to left, foot on cuirass(?), holding branch and inverted spear. RIC 133a. 3.57gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, acquired 1985-1995, thence by descent 2025. -
Galeria Valeria BI Nummus. AD 309-310. Heraclea mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GAL VALERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding up apple and raising drapery; star in left field, HTΔ in exergue. RIC VI 43. 6.04gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Gordian III AR Denarius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing to right, head to left, raising right hand and holding globe. RIC IV 111; RSC 39. 3.15gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
