LOT 3781
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Incuse of laureate head or bust to right / Incuse of laureate head or bust to right. Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.(4.60gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 322. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
2nd(?) officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and mantled bust to left, holding Victory on globe and mappa / BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, altar inscribed VOTIS XX, written in three lines, surmounted by globe, three stars above; [S?]TR• in exergue. RIC VII 353. 3.27gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Nice brown patina with dark green deposits.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 311. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, holding globe and sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at foot left; MKVA in exergue. RIC VI 79. 6.17gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Hadrian AE As. AD 118. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP CAES DIVI TRA PARTH F DIVI NER NEP TRAIANO HADRIANO AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PONT MAX TR POT COS [II?]; aquila between two signa; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II.3 157. 9.06gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Pleasant olive green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
