LOT 3762
Roman Imperial, Diocletian Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Incuse of IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of RESTITVT [...], female figure, turreted and on the left, standing to right, presenting wreath to emperor, on the right, standing to left, extending his right hand and holding long sceptre in his left. For obverse cf. RIC V.2 323 (obverse of Antoninianus of Diocletian, Antioch). Condition as seen.(3.70gr, 27mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3762
Roman Imperial, Diocletian Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Aurelian AE Nummus. AD 275. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Aurelian and Severina standing clasping hands; in field above, radiate and draped bust of Sol to right. RIC 80corr.; BnF 298-300; MIR 145d; MER-RIC 1871. 6.50gr, 25mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 323-324. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory advancing to right, holding trophy and palm branch, captive at feet to right; C in left field, •PLG(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 222. 2.87gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Repatinated.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Claudius AE As. Struck AD 41-42. Contemporary (Romano-British?) imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG [...], bare head to left / S C across field, Minerva standing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield. Cf. RIC I, 100; cf. BMCRE 149; cf. BN 179. 8.73gr, 27mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
