LOT 3589
Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. Very Fine.(1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.).
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 3589
Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 138. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, bare head to right / P M TR POT COS DES II, Pax standing to left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC III 526a. 10.11gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. Struck AD 312. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / SOLI INVICTO, Sol in long robe, standing facing, head to left, with hand raised and other holding head of Serapis; A in left field, star in right field, ANT in exergue. RIC VI 167b. 4.48gr, 21mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Mediolanum mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 171. 3.87gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
