LOT 3223
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Following Lugdunum mint; struck circa AD 348-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; SPLG in exergue. Unrecorded mintmark for Constantius II; SCBC 750. Good Very Fine.(2.14gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline and the supplies of currency from the Empire temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
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LOT 3223
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Claudius AE Sestertius. AD 41-54.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Rome mint; struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head to right / NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, The Arch of Nero Claudius Drusus: monumental triumphal arch consisting of a single arch and decorated piers set on raised base with four columns supporting ornate attic; attic containing central pediment decorated with simpulum and litui on either side; clipeus and ewer in flanking panels; attic surmounted by statue of Nero Claudius Drusus on horseback to right between two Germanic trophies, striking downwards with spear held in his right hand; S C across fields. RIC I 98; Cohen 48; BMCRE 122. 28.62gr, 36mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint; struck AD 263-265. 2nd officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left, wheel beneath seat; S in exergue. RIC V.1 194a (sole reign); MIR 546g; RSC 279a. 3.31gr, 23mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Full silvering.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Galerius, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305-311.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Siscia(?) mint. MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; Γ(?) in right field; SIS(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 135b. 9.56gr, 29mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
