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LOT 2951
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 223. Rome mint.
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M T[R P XIII] COS III P P, Sol, radiate, advancing to left, raising right hand and holding whip; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 538. Near Very Fine.(18.14gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx London Ancient Coins, UK.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. Struck circa AD 314. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI CONSERVATORI, Mars standing to right, holding spear and shield; S F across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 4; CT 8.02.009. 2.71gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Maximian BI Antoninianus. AD 293-295. Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Maximian standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving crowning Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; S between, XXI[•?] in exergue. Cf. RIC 607. 4.02gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. Struck circa AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Prince standing to left, holding globe and reversed spear, star in right field; PLN in exergue. RIC VI 227; C&T 7.07.020; RML 471. 4.90gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
