LOT 3386
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 207. Rome mint.
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P [X]V COS III P P, Africa standing to right, wearing elephant headdress and holding fruits; to right, lion to right. RIC IV 207a; BMCRE 530 note; RSC 493b. Very Fine.(3.19gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322-324. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANT-INVS AG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRA-NQLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOT•IS XX in three lines; three stars above, F B in fields; PLON below. RIC VII 246; C&T 9.06.016. 2.58gr, 19mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor on horseback, riding to left, holding sceptre and raising right hand, captive before the horse; XXIA in exergue. RIC V.2 632. 4.00gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 329-330. Alexandria mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with eight rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, wreath in left field, II in right field; SMAL below. RIC VII 52. 3.10gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Extremely rare variant.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
