LOT 4196
Maximinus II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 309-313. Heraclea mint. 2nd officina.
GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius standing facing, wearing modius on head to left and with chlamys around shoulders, holding cornucopia and patera from which liquid flows; •HTB• in exergue. RIC VI 36. Near Very Fine.(5.39gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4196
Maximinus II, as Caesar, BI Nummus.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint. "Judaea Capta" commemorative.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,450
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS•, laureate head to right / Slow quadriga to left, with tensa (car) in form of small temple surmounted by statuette of quadriga flanked by Victories holding palm fronds and wreaths; car ornamented with figures of Minerva advancing left and brandishing spear, and garlands; EX S C in exergue. RIC II.1 361 (Titus); Hendin 6616; RSC 146. 3.60gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. An excellent well-centered and nicely toned example with bold portrait of emperor.
Acquired from OGN in February 2012. Private European collection. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 264-266. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing to left, holding globe and sceptre. RIC V.2 80 (Lugdunum) and 323 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 295a. 2.74gr, 21mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Siscia mint. 5th officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar inscribed S; •ЄSIS• in exergue. RIC VII 84. 3.34gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex Baldwin's, London, UK, August 1987. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
