LOT 3689
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 273. Treveri mint.
IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AV[GG?], Mars standing to left, holding spear and shield. Cf. RIC V.2 148. Very Fine.(3.03gr, 21mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
4th officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMANΔ in exergue. RIC VII 86. 3.50gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, acquired before 2021. Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 21, 19 July 2022, lot 5411. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 1233. Property of a London antiquarian. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 332-333. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
2nd officina. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust to left / Lupa Romana suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above, TR•S in exergue. RIC 542. 2.32gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 272-273. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. RIC V.2 272; RIC V.4 759. 3.09gr, 21mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
