LOT 3542
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 223. Rome mint.
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing to left, holding wand over globe at feet and sceptre. RIC IV 173; BMCRE 138; RSC 498. Good Very Fine.(2.78gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Samosata mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; [pellet? below] / VICTORIA AVG, Victory standing to right with palm, presenting wreath to emperor standing to left with spear; wreath above, pellet in exergue. RIC 450; MIR 1702b. 3.79gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above, pellet within doorway, SMANTB in exergue. RIC VII 71. 3.21gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Theodosius I AE 21mm. AD 379-395. Contemporary imitation, possibly by Cherson mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N TAEODO-SIVS(sic) [...]P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-[...],Theodosius, wearing military attire, standing to left on galley, head to right, raising hand; Victory at helm holding rudder; wreath in left field; CO[...] in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC IX 52c.3. 4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The issue is, on account of the mintmark, occasionally described as having been struck at Constantinople for use at Cherson. However, the crude fabric and unconventional style as well as major inconsistencies in the epigraphy point to local production at the important port city of Cherson.
