LOT 3733
Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. AD 310. Antioch mint. 'Persecution' issue.
IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated to left, holding globe and sceptre / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; Δ-Є across fields, ANT in exergue. McAlee 171(i); Van Heesch 2(i); Vagi 2955. Very Fine.(1.81gr, 15mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Valens BI 17mm. AD 364-367. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
3rd officina. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA ROMANORVN(sic), emperor walking to right, head to left, holding labarum and dragging captive; ANTΓ in exergue. RIC IX 10b. 3.20gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Valens AR Siliqua. Struck AD 367-375. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
D N VALEN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated to left on throne, holding Victory on globe to right and sceptre; TRPS• below. RIC IX 27e.1; RSC 109†a. 2.01gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Deep iridescent toning. Flan crack at 5h. Double-struck on reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 272-273. Colonia Agrippinensis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COMES AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath and palm branch. RIC V.2, 56; Cunetio 2602; Elmer 774. 2.32gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
