LOT 3543
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC IV 254; BMCRE 900; RSC 546. Near Extremely Fine.(2.91gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 256-257. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA GERMAN, emperor standing to left, holding globe and spear, receiving wreath from Victory, standing to right, holding palm branch. RIC V.1 452; MIR 1603b; RSC 1173. 2.83gr, 21mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors and two turrets, star above and pellet within doorway; Δ Є across fields, SMANT in exergue. RIC VII 71. 2.86gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 291. 'SP' mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre; S P across fields. RIC V.5 3271. 3.27gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
