LOT 3591
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Following uncertain mint. D N ƆONSTAN-TIV[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...] PP-PΛPΛTI[...], soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; uncertain mintmark in exergue. 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. 221. Very Fine.(1.48gr, 17mm, 1h.).
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 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 3591
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Germanicus AE Dupondius. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Rome mint. Commemorating the triumph of Germanicus over the Germans.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus, bare-headed, draped and holding eagle-tipped sceptre and reins, driving triumphal quadriga to right; chariot decorated with figure of Victory advancing to right / SIGNIS RECEP[T] DEVICTIS GERM ('standards recovered from the defeated Germans'), Germanicus, bare-headed, wearing cuirass and short tunic, standing to left, cradling aquila, and extending right hand in gesture of command; large S C across lower fields. RIC I 57 (Gaius); BMCRE 93-100 (Caligula). 14.85gr, 30mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The reverse inscription SIGNIS RECEPT DEVICTIS GERM[ANIS] refers to the recovery of the aquilae in a grove where they had been buried by the barbarians and their return to Rome. -
Vespasian AE Dupondius. Struck AD 74. Rome mint.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V GENS, radiate head to right / FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; S C across fields. RIC II.1 715; BMCRE 696. 12.28gr, 26mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some tooling.
From UK private collection. -
Roman Imperial Barbarous Imitation AE 10mm. Circa 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Bust to right / Soldier advancing to left, spearing fallen horseman. 1.14gr, 10mm.
Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
