LOT 3557
Romano-British Imitation of Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Following Arles mint; struck circa AD 330-335. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right. / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them, with long rectangular banners; wreath in upper centre, dot in the middle and within wreath; SCONST in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VII 370; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 216. Very Fine.(2.04gr, 18mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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Good Very Fine.
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Very Fine.
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Galerius BI Nummus. Struck AD 309. Antioch mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
