LOT 4223
Pseudo-Imperial, Odovacar (Odoacer) AV Solidus. AD 476-489. Rome mint. In the name of Zeno.
D N ZENO PERP F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman and fallen enemy motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Γ, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, COMOB in exergue. RIC X 3654; Depeyrot 91/1; Lacam pl. 57, 70 (same obv. die); NAC 93, 1096 (hammer: 8,500 CHF); CNG MB 72, 2213; Roma XXIII, 1152 (same obv. die). Good Extremely Fine. Extremely rare.(4.40gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 606.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
In RIC X, Kent argues that the Rome solidi struck at the behest of Odovacar can be divided into two series. The first series bearing the mint mark COMOB and :, R or Γ at the end of the reverse legend, and the second with •COMOB• and Γ• or Ä (see p. 216).
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LOT 4223
Pseudo-Imperial, Odovacar (Odoacer) AV Solidus.
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. AD 150-151. Rome mint.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. 7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain. Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Visigoths. Spain, Sisebut AV Tremissis. AD 621-621. Hispalis (Seville) mint.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
✠ ƧISEBYTYS RE, facing bust / ✠ ISPΛLIPIΥS, facing bust. MEC 232; CNV 219.35; cf. Miles, Visigoths 187(g). 1.46gr, 19mm, 6h.
About Mint State. Rare with retrograde S.
From the Brightwalton Collection. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors, two towers, star above; R(wreath)P in exergue. RIC VII 287. 2.91gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
