LOT 3533
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 296. Aquileia mint. 1st officina.
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left holding patera over altar and cornucopia; AQP in exergue. RIC VI 23b. Very Fine.(10.95gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Carinus BI Antoninianus. AD 283. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP CARINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICIT PVBLICA, Felicitas standing to left, leaning on column and holding caduceus; QXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 295. 2.98gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Following Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAGNEN[...] AVGVTV(sic), bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]REIPVIC(sic), emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and labarum, A in right field; TR(?)P in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 262. 5.37gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Tiberius AR Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. 'Tribute Penny' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated to right on chair with ornamented legs, feet on footstool, holding sceptre and branch; on singular exergual line. RIC I 30; Lyon 152; RSC 16a. 3.63gr, 18mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
