LOT 3590
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Following Lugdunum mint. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; CSLG in exergue. SCBC 750. Good Very Fine.(2.88gr, 17mm, 7h.).
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 3590
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Group of Sixty-Three [63] Late Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Various emperors. 149gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 273. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / SPES AVGG, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising robe. RIC V.2 270. 2.65gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 145-161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales and rod. RIC III 127; BMCRE 512-516; RSC 228. 3.18gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely 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.
