LOT 3681
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270. Rome mint.
IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS [AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAET[ITIA AVG], Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor; XII in exergue. RIC V.1 22; MER-RIC 1207 (temporary). Very Fine.(3.05gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Romano-British Imitation of Constans AE Nummus. AD 337-361. Following Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN, two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath; palm in centre field; TRP in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 206. 2.09gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 364. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to to right / RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE, Valentinian I standing facing, head to right, holding labarum with cross on banner in his right hand and Victory on globe in his left; in field to left, cross; (star)ANTA(star) in exergue. RIC IX 2b.xxxviii.1; Depeyrot 20/1. 4.24gr, 21mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Minor scratches.
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. -
Theodosius II AE 9mm. AD 402-450. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
[...]EODO[...], bust to right / Cross. Cf. RIC 453 (Antioch; cross within wreath). 0.95gr, 9mm.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
