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LOT 3011
Maximian BI Nummus. Circa AD 297-298. Rome mint. 4th officina.
IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, the Genius of the Roman people standing facing, head to left, holding patera in his right hand and cornucopiae in his left; R S in fields, Δ in exergue. RIC 71b corr. Near Very Fine.(9.79gr, 26mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, holding branch and raising robe; PTR(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 465 (R4). 2.60gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 154-155. Rome mint (or mint in Britain?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head to right / BRITANNIA COS IIII, Britannia seated to left on rock, resting head on right hand, and resting left hand on rock, round shield and vexillum in background; S C in exergue. RIC III 934; Cohen 117; BMCRE 1971. 12.71gr, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
It has been suggested that the Britannia asses of Antoninus Pius were struck at a mint in the province as significant quantities have been found on Romano-British sites, such as Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh Fort on Hadrian's Wall. However, the enterprise of creating a mint is enormous and out of proportion for such a small issue, the product of quintessentially Roman style die engraving. It is therefore far more likely that this issue was produced in Rome and shipped to Britannia in bulk for distribution. -
Theodora AE 18mm. AD 337-340. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
F L MAX THEODORAE AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, carrying infant at her breast; TRP (palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 91; LRBC 129. 2.15gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
