LOT 3806
Roman Imperial, Constantine I Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Incuse of CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / Incuse of IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe in his right hand and long sceptre in his left; palm in left field, Z in right, SMN in exergue. For obverse cf. RIC VII 101 (obverse of Nummus of Constantine I, Thessalonica); for reverse cf. (reverse of Nummus of Licinius I, Nicomedia). Condition as seen.(4.63gr, 27mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3806
Roman Imperial, Constantine I Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 313-314. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol, radiate, standing to left, nude except for chlamys over left shoulder; raising right hand and holding globe in left, S F across fields; in exergue, PLG. RIC VII 1. 4.46gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 321. Aquileia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate head to right / DOMINI • N • LICINI AVG, VOT • XX in two lines within wreath; •AQS• in exergue. RIC VII 86. 2.46gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP TETR[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, female figure standing facing, head to left, holding palm branch with right and cornucopia with left hand. For prototype, cf. RIC V.1 80 (Hilaritas). 0.88gr, 13mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
