LOT 3671
Theodosius I AE 21mm. AD 379-395. Contemporary imitation, possibly by Cherson mint.
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. Near Very Fine.(4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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Group of Thirty Five [35] Mostly Roman Constantinian AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: various emperors, issues, denominations, and reverse types. 72.29gr total, 11-25mm.
As Shown.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Valerian I BI Antoninianus. AD 255-256. Samosata mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, emperors, both holding sceptre and patera, facing each other, sacrificing at altar; star above. RIC V.1 285 var. (bust; Antioch); MIR 1699q; RSC 152 var. (same). 3.27gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 1155. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Philip I AE 31mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244/7.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
[ΑVΤΟΚ Κ ΜΑ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙ]ΛΙΠΠ[ΟϹ ϹЄΒ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΑΝΤΙΟΧЄΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩ, veiled, turreted and draped bust of Tyche to right, Δ Є across upper fields, S C across lower fields. RPC VIII Online unassigned ID 7495; McAlee 967. 18.44gr, 31mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2008. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 102, 3 November 2022, lot 775. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
