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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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVG, emperor riding to left, raising hand and holding spear, captive at feet to left; R(star)Γ in exergue. RIC V.2 157. 3.29gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Nerva AR Denarius. AD 97. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate head to right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated to left, holding corn ears in right hand. RIC - (cf. 33 for Aureus); Cohen 60; BMC p. 9 note; CBN 44. 3.14gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, acquired 1985-1995, thence by descent 2025. -
Geta, as Caesar, AR Denarius. AD 198-200. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
L • SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare-headed and draped bust to right / SEVERI PII AVG FIL, priestly implements: lituus, knife, jug, simpulum, aspergillum. RIC IV 3; BMCRE 147 (Septimius and Caracalla); RSC 188. 3.13gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
