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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Maximian BI Nummus. AD 296. Aquileia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left holding patera over altar and cornucopia; AQP in exergue. RIC VI 23b. 10.95gr, 28mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Galerius, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 298-299. Thessalonica mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head to left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopia; TSA in exergue. RIC VI 20b. 8.03gr, 28mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308-309. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; A in left field, MKV in exergue. RIC VI 44. 6.74gr, 28mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
