LOT 3891
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Incuse of D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG(?) [...] around decorated wreath containing VOT XX in two lines / Incuse of D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG(?) [...] around decorated wreath containing VOT XX in two lines. Condition as seen.(4.41gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/10-337. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
CONSTATNVS[...], laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTͶON around wreath containing VOT • X in two lines; (inverted crescent)(star)AB below. 2.73gr, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 263. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy. RIC V.2 57 (Lugdunum); RSC 273a. 3.49gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 321-323. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CRISPVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / BEAT TRANQLITAS, altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, surmounted by globe, with three stars above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 279; C&T 9.05.020; RML 1040. 3.17gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
