LOT 3890
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Incuse of IMP CO[...] P F AVG(?), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of laureate head (or bust) to right. Condition as seen.(3.97gr, 26mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Titus AE As. AD 80. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII, laureate head to right / VICTORIA AVGVST, Nike standing to right on prow, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond over her left shoulder; S C across fields. RIC 248; BMC 217; Cohen 368. 12.03gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 328. Constantinople mint. 7th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE, Victory seated to left on cippus, holding palm branch and laurel branch, looking to right; trophy in front, at the foot of which captive kneeling to left, turning head back to right, spurned by Victory; Z in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 35. 2.47gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constans II BI Maiorina. AD 348-350. Aquileia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing, head left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier with spear standing right, facing, head left, leading a youth by the hand, out from hut under tree, AQP• in exergue. RIC 103; LRBC 888. 4.80gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. With dark green-brown patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
