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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Romano-British Imitation of Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Following Arles mint; struck circa AD 330-335. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right. / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them, with long rectangular banners; wreath in upper centre, dot in the middle and within wreath; SCONST in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VII 370; 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. 216. 2.04gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constans AE 16mm. 4th century AD. Following Arles mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
CONSTANS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN, two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath; monogram of MA between; SARL in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 79. 1.82gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
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Group of Four [4] Roman Imperial AR Denarii. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various emperors. 9.28gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
