LOT 3251
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Laureate bust to right / Uncertain type. Condition as seen.1 1/8 in. (4.48gr, 27mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
FootnotesWith an impression of the obverse on one side, and the reverse on the other, of the coin being counterfeited this ancient forger's casting mould would have been stacked with others, the molten metal being poured from above and allowed to cool.
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Valens AR Siliqua. AD 364-378.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 367-375. D N VALEN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated to left on throne, holding Victory on globe to right and sceptre; TRPS• below. RIC IX 27e.1; RSC 109†a. 2.01gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Deep iridescent toning. Flan crack at 5h. Double-struck on reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Group of Eight [8] Roman Imperial AR and AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Various rulers. 20.44gr total.
Condition as seen.
Found Worcestershire, UK. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 335.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £31
Antioch mint. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, each holding spear, two standards between; SMANΔ in exergue. RIC VII 86. 2.02gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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