LOT 3221
Romano-British Imitation of Uncertain Ruler of Constantinian Dynasty BI Centenionalis. 4th century AD.
Uncertain mint. [...]ONSN[...], diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / [...]PEPHP[...], emperor standing to left on galley; in the stern sits Victory, steering the ship. Cf. SCBC 750. Near Very Fine.(2.31gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3221
Romano-British Imitation of Uncertain Ruler of Constantinian Dynasty BI Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Sabina, Augusta AR Denarius. AD 128-136/7.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Rome mint; struck circa AD 128-134. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust to right / CONCOR-DIA AVG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera with her right hand and resting her left arm on statuette of Spes; cornucopia beneath throne. RIC II 398 (Hadrian); RSC 12. 3.37gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Amazing old cabinet tone.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 261, 3 August 2011, lot 255. -
Claudius AE Sestertius. AD 41-54.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Rome mint; struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head to right / NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, The Arch of Nero Claudius Drusus: monumental triumphal arch consisting of a single arch and decorated piers set on raised base with four columns supporting ornate attic; attic containing central pediment decorated with simpulum and litui on either side; clipeus and ewer in flanking panels; attic surmounted by statue of Nero Claudius Drusus on horseback to right between two Germanic trophies, striking downwards with spear held in his right hand; S C across fields. RIC I 98; Cohen 48; BMCRE 122. 28.62gr, 36mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Following Lugdunum mint; struck circa AD 351-353. N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left / VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES, two Victories facing one another, holding between them wreath on supporting column inscribed VOT V MVLT X in four lines; PPLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 151 (no column); SCBC 750. 3.01gr, 21mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Found 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 temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
