LOT 3714
Severina BI Antoninianus. AD 270-274. Ticinum mint. 5th officina.
SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / PROVIDEN DEOR, Fides standing to right and holding two standards, facing Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe; UXXT in exergue. RIC V.1 9; MER-RIC 1553 (temporary). Extremely Fine. Sharply-struck with nice toning.(3.76gr, 22mm, 11h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, France.
Private European collection.
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LOT 3714
Severina BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Valentinian II AE Centenionalis. AD 378-383. Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear pointed forwards and shield / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing to left on galley with Victory at helm; wreath to left, CONΔ in exergue. RIC 52b.2; LRBC 2151. 4.49gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Nice green patina.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. After AD 320. Contemporary imitation of an issue from Siscia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CNSNNN-NNNNSNNC, laureate head to right / CNNCVVVVCCTNONIN, wreath containing VOT • B in two lines; ЄSIS✱ in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 163. 2.55gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Diocletian standing to right, holding parazonium, and receiving Victory from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; A between figures, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 306. 3.65gr, 21mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
