LOT 3431
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-236. Rome mint.
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch in raised hand and transverse sceptre. RIC IV 12; BMCRE 68-71; RSC 31a. Good Very Fine.(3.39gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Radiate bust to right / Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. 0.82gr, 13mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.
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. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 194-195. Emesa mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
[IM]P CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG C[OS II], laureate head to right / • T • R • P • III • IMP • V • COS • II, captive seated to right with hands bound behind back; pile of arms in background to right. RIC IV 433; BMCRE 406; RSC 659. 3.37gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
