LOT 3703
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 297-298. Heraclea mint.
2nd officina. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera from which liquor flows; HTB in exergue. RIC VI 19b corr. (obv. legend). Near Very Fine.(9.95gr, 28mm, 11h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3703
Maximian BI Nummus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Julian II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 355-357. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
1st officina. D N IVLIANVS NOB C, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor stabbing fallen rider with spear to left, M before; ASI[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 370. 2.17gr, 17mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex collection of F. de La Viuda. Ex cgb.fr. (brm_314530). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Circa AD 325. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
1st officina. FLA CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 297; C&T 10.02.005. 3.01gr, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Rare with this obverse legend.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, lot 1295 (corr. Constantine II). Property of a London antiquarian. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 302-303. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
1st officina. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; A in right field, ANT(star) in exergue. RIC VI 56a. 10.10gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
