LOT 3604
Romano-British Imitation of Constantinian Family AE 18mm. 4th century AD. Following uncertain mint.
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. Cf. SCBC 750; 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. 224. Near Very Fine. Seemingly double struck.(1.98gr, 18mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
FootnotesDuring the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
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LOT 3604
Romano-British Imitation of Constantinian Family AE 18mm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Commodus AR Denarius. AD 188-189. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / MART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V P P, Mars standing to left, holding branch and spear. RIC III 175; BMCRE 256; RSC 350. 3.47gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 114-117. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIM AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust to right / SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae; S C across fields. RIC II 672; Woytek 534v; Banti 106. 26.35gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Julia Mamaea AR Denarius. AD 222-235. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VESTA, Vesta standing facing, head to left, holding palladium and sceptre. RIC IV 360 (Sev. Alexander); BMCRE 381 (Sev. Alexander); RSC 81. 3.63gr, 20mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
