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LOT 3782
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Incuse of IMP CONSTANTINVS [...], laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of standing figure, obscure inscription. Condition as seen.(4.03gr, 28mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Lucius Verus AE As. AD 164. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, bare head to right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, S C in exergue, Emperor on horse springing to right, brandishing spear at Armenian enemy cowering beneath horse. RIC 1404. 9.12gr, 26mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, spear across shoulder / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, Victories facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR set on altar decorated with star in wreath; PLN in exergue. RIC VII 168; C&T 9.01.020. 2.63gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Augustus AR Denarius. 8 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
AVGVSTVS DIVI•F, laureate head to right / Caius Caesar on horseback, galloping to right, holding sword and reins; aquila between two signa behind him, C•CAES• above, AVGVS•F in exergue. RIC I 199; Lyon 69; BMCRE 500 = BMCRR Gaul 223; BN 1461; RSC 40. 3.54gr, 19mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Toned. Banker's mark and scratch on obverse; 'M' graffito on reverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
