LOT 3176
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Rome mint; struck AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter advancing to left, head to right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. RIC IV 238; BMCRE 824; RSC 83. Extremely Fine.(3.03gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 5th officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; ЄSIS(star) below. RIC VII 163. 3.48gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection. -
Vespasian AE As. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate head to right / Altar with double panelled door; S C across fields, PROVIDENT in exergue. RIC II.1 316. 11.64gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-333.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint. 2nd officina. CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted and mantled bust of Constantinopolis to left, holding sceptre / Victory standing to left, foot on prow, holding sceptre and resting hand on shield; BSIS in exergue. RIC VII 224. 2.02gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
