LOT 3168
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Rome mint; struck AD 198-200. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head to right / VICTORIAE AVGG FEL, Victory standing to left, holding wreath over shield set on low base. RIC IV 144b; BMCRE 139; RSC 719. Near Very Fine.(2.83gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch and sceptre. RIC IV 3; RSC 173. 4.50gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Constantinople mint; struck AD 327-328. 3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, soldier standing to left, head to right, holding spear and resting hand upon shield set on ground to right; Γ in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 22. 3.73gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Honorius AR Siliqua. AD 393-423.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mediolanum(?) mint. D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS R[OMANORVM], Roma seated to left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spear; [MDPS?] in exergue. Cf. RIC X 1228. 1.11gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Clipped.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
