LOT 3685
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Local imitation.
[...]CVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and sceptre with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 100. Very Fine.(1.60gr, 18mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor AR Denarius. AD 286-293. 'RSR' mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, clasped right hands; RSR below. RIC V 548; RSC 24. 4.00gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned. Edge chipped and repaired.
Found Lincolnshire, UK. From the private collection of a British collector. -
Constantine I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Circa summer AD 307. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI, Mars advancing to right, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left; S A in fields, PTR in exergue. RIC VI 730. 6.23gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Macrinus AE Sestertius. AD 217. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Fides standing facing, head to right, with foot set on helmet, holding standard in each hand; S C in exergue. RIC IV 141; Banti 28. 22.77gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
