LOT 3728
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 311. Cyzicus mint.
1st officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, holding globe and sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at foot left; MKVA in exergue. RIC VI 79. Near Very Fine.(6.17gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Valens AR Siliqua. AD 367-375. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated to left on throne, holding Victory on globe with right hand and sceptre with left; TRPS• in exergue. RIC IX 27e.1; RSC 109†a. 2.23gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Radiate and draped bust to right / Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 272. 2.20gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 332-333. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
2nd officina. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust to left / Lupa Romana suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above, TR•S in exergue. RIC 542. 2.32gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
