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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Maximian BI Nummus. AD 300-301. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
2nd officina. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopia; B above V in right field, K in left field; ANT in exergue. RIC VI 54b. 7.84gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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. -
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Incuse of [CONSTANTI]-NVS MAX AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Incus of PROVIDEN-[TIAE AVGG?], camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above. 4.78gr, 28mm, 9h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
