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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Group of Three [3] AR and AE Roman Coins. 2nd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: Denarius of Faustina II (Junior) 127-175 AD, a Follis of Constantine (The Great) 306-337 AD, and one other. 8.89gr total, 18-21mm.
Condition as seen.
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. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint. 6th officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no door, two turrets, star above and pellet within doorway; SMANTS in exergue. RIC VII 71. 3.74gr, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 274. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol walking to left, right hand raised, left holding globe, treading down one of two captives; Γ in left field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.1 364; MER-RIC 3061 (temporary). 3.79gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a UK private collection.
