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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Maximian BI Nummus. AD 295-296. Ticinum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head and chlamys over shoulder, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; PT in exergue. RIC VI 29b. 11.14gr, 27mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. Circa AD 297-299. Cyzicus(?) mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; K(?)Є in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 12a. 10.80gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 310-311. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated to left, shield at side, holding globe and sceptre, in hexastyle temple; on each end of architrave, statues as acroteria; wreath in pediment; RES in exergue. RIC VI 258. 5.75gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
