LOT 3528
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 295-296. Ticinum mint. 1st officina.
IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head and chlamys over shoulder, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; PT in exergue. RIC VI 29b. Good Very Fine.(11.14gr, 27mm, 7h.).
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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Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Following Ludgunum mint; struck circa AD 353-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; CPLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 189; SCBC 750; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 215. 2.54gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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. -
Galba AR Denarius. June AD 68 - January AD 69. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head to right / S P Q R OB C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; BMCRE 34 corr. (bare head); RSC 287. 2.34gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/244015-s.jpg)
Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various emperors. 14.08gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
