LOT 3027
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. 270-274 AD.
Treveri mint; struck AD 272-273. C PIV ESV TETR[ICVS CAE]S, radiate and draped bust to right / [SPES P]VBLI[CA], Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. RIC V.2 272; RIC V.4 759. Good Very Fine. Double struck.(2.60gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Aquileia mint; struck AD 320. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmetted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT XX in two lines between two captives seated on the ground either side; S-F across fields, AQP in exergue. RIC VI 48. 2.89gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
From a private, UK, collection. -
Julia Domna 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Uncertain mint. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing facing, head to left, holding incense box and sprinkling incense over lighted and garlanded altar to left. For prototype: RIC IV 572 (Severus); BMCRE 62; RSC 150. 2.56gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Traces of silver wash on both sides.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Rome mint. 3rd officina. IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory running to right, holding wreath and palm; Γ in exergue. RIC V.1 33; MER-RIC 1142 (temporary). 2.00gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
