LOT 3575
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 312. Nicomedia mint. 7th officina.
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius standing to left, holding patera, from which liquor flows, and cornucopia, altar on left; star above Z (retrograde) in right field, SMN in exergue. RIC VI 74b. Good Very Fine.(4.88gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 325. Antioch mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CRISPVS CAESAR in two lines; star above, SMANTE below. RIC VII 58. 1.83gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 103-111. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust to right with slight drapery on left shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Pax standing to left, holding cornucopia and setting fire to pile of arms; PAX in exergue. RIC II 102; BMCRE 401; RSC 196b. 3.35gr, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Aelius, Caesar AE As. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. Rome mint.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
L • AELIVS CAESAR, bare head to right / TR POT COS II, Pannonia standing facing, head left, holding vexillum upright on ground, gathering up dress with right hand; S C beneath PANN-O across fields. RIC II.3 2661 (PANNONIA). 14.16gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex UK private collection.
