LOT 3875
Theodosius I AE Maiorina. AD 383-388. Cyzicus mint. Uncertain officina.
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding standard and globe, left foot on captive; SMK[?] in exergue. RIC IX 25B. Good Very Fine.(5.49gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 330/1. Arelate mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers, between them, two standards; above, star; [...]CONST in exergue. RIC VII 347. 2.36gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. After AD 320. Contemporary imitation of an issue from Siscia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CNSNNN-NNNNSNNC, laureate head to right / CNNCVVVVCCTNONIN, wreath containing VOT • B in two lines; ЄSIS✱ in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 163. 2.55gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 136. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
[HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P], bare head of Hadrian to right / [FELICITAS AVG], Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left; at her feet in left field, wheel; across fields, S C. RIC II.3, 2251. 15.20gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
