LOT 3588
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Following Ludgunum mint; struck circa AD 353-354. 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; CPLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 189; 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. 215. Very Fine.(2.54gr, 18mm, 12h.).
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 3588
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322-324. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANT-INVS AG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRA-NQLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOT•IS XX in three lines; three stars above, F B in fields; PLON below. RIC VII 246; C&T 9.06.016. 2.58gr, 19mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with six rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, •SMKΓ• below. RIC VII 46. 3.33gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,250
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89.
