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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LOT 3671
Theodosius I AE 21mm.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COS V, Victory standing to right, her right hand raised to head, holding palm branch with left. RIC V.4 424; Elmer 591. 2.01gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AE Dupondius. AD 117. Rome mint.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, radiate bust to right, with bare chest and traces of drapery on far shoulder / PONT MAX TR POT COS II, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; S C across fields, FORT RED in exergue. RIC II.3 153; BMCRE 1142 var. (bust type). 12.61gr, 26mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 9, 7 August 2000, lot 60152. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 105, 19 January 2023, lot 834. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 117, 22 February 2024, lot 860. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 269. Colonia Agrippinensis mint.
Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C PI VICTORINVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, with the features of Marius / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC V.2 41 (Southern mint) & 126 (Uncertain mint). 3.30gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
