LOT 3730
Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. Struck circa AD 312. Antioch mint. 'Persecution Issue'.
3rd officina. GENIO AN-TIOCHENI, Tyche seated facing, river-god Orontes swimming below / APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing to left, holding patera and lyre; Γ in right field, SM[A] in exergue. McAlee 170c; Vagi 2954. Very Fine.(1.56gr, 16mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 287-290. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and vertical sceptre with left. RIC V 880. 4.53gr, 22mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina with some brown highlights.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005, collector's ticket included. -
Philip I AE Sestertius. AD 244-249. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding signum in each hand; S C across fields. RIC IV 172a; Cohen 59. 21.04gr, 30mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
4th officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMANΔ in exergue. RIC VII 86. 3.50gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, acquired before 2021. Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 21, 19 July 2022, lot 5411. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 1233. Property of a London antiquarian.
