LOT 3611
Roman Imperial Barbarous Imitation AE 10mm. Circa 4th century AD.
Bust to right / Soldier advancing to left, spearing fallen horseman. Very Fine.(1.14gr, 10mm.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-70. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / Judaea seated to right against trophy; IVDAEA in exergue. RIC II.1 2; BMCRE 35; RSC 226. 3.03gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Four [4] Roman Imperial BI Nummi. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various emperors. 32.70gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
