LOT 3739
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint. 4th officina.
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 183. Very Fine.(3.66gr, 22mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Imperial, Constantine II Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Incuse of CONCORDIA AVG, two standing figures / Incuse of CONSTANTINVS CAESAR SMANTA in four lines. For reverse cf. RIC VII 59 (reverse of Follis of Constantine II, as Caesar, Antioch). 3.89gr, 26mm, 5h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 329. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG , laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG around wreath containing VOT XXX; R S below. RIC 318. 2.81gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 321. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, three stars above; C R across fields, PLG in exergue. RIC 166. 3.16gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
