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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Hadrian AR Denarius. Struck AD 136. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to left / FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing facing, head to right, holding basket of fruit and grain ears. RIC II.3 2200; BMCRE 627; RSC 716. 3.23gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 259. Samosata mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, emperor standing to right, holding spear, receiving wreath from Roma standing to left, holding spear and shield, wreath in field above. RIC V.1 (joint reign) 457 var. (emperor receiving Victory); MIR 1704b; RSC 1266. 3.59gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 71. Ephesus mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / AVG EPHE (partially ligate) in two lines within wreath. RIC II.1 1427; RPC II 829; BMCRE 451; RSC 40. NGC graded XF 4/5 - 2/5 (#8465280-010).
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
