LOT 3219
Romano-British Imitation of Constantinian Family AE 12mm. 4th century AD.
Bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman(?). Near Very Fine.(1.56gr, 12mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3219
Romano-British Imitation of Constantinian Family AE 12mm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Valerian I BI Antoninianus. AD 253-260.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Samosata mint; struck circa AD 255-256. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to left / VIRTVS AVGG Valerian on left, holding spear and globe, and Gallienus on right, holding spear and Victory, both in military attire standing facing one another. RIC V.1 292 var. (bust to right); Cohen 277 var. (same); MIR 1681f. 3.74gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare with left-facing bust.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317-324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Thessalonika mint; struck AD 320. LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate and draped bust to left / VIRTVS EXERCIT, vexillum inscribed VOT XX in two lines, two bound captives seated to left and to right at foot; S F across fields, •TS•A• in exergue. RIC VII, 83 var. 3.30gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint; struck AD 321-324. 1st officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT X in two lines; ASIS(sunburst) below. RIC VII 181. 3.39gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
