LOT 3107
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Emesa mint; struck AD 194-5. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head to right / LIBER[...] AVG, Liberalitas standing facing, head to left, holding abacus and cornucopia. Cf. RIC IV 400; cf. Cohen 283; cf. RSC 283a. Very Fine.(2.66gr, 18mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974;
Property of an Essex collector.
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Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius. AD 293-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
London mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley to left, with five rowers, waves below; QL below. RIC V.2 55; Burnett, Coinage 111. 2.62gr, 19mm, 7h
Good Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 314-315. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe(?) with left; F-T across fields, PLG in exergue. Cf. RIC VII 15. 2.88gr, 22mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Rome mint. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015.
