LOT 3596
Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Following Treveri mint.
MAGNEN[...] AVGVTV(sic), bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]REIPVIC(sic), emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and labarum, A in right field; TR(?)P in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 262. Near Very Fine.(5.37gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
FootnotesDuring 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 3596
Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Group of Four [4] Roman Imperial BI Nummi. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various emperors. 32.50gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various emperors. 15.00gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Julia Maesa AR Denarius. AD 218-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust to right / PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, drawing veil over face and holding transverse sceptre. RIC IV 268 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 76 (Elagabalus); RSC 36. 3.01gr, 20mm, 12h.
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.
