LOT 3734
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; A(?) in left field, ANT in exergue. Cf. McAlee 171; cf. Van Heesch, Last 2. Near Very Fine.(1.39gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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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. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
[...]CVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and sceptre with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 100. 1.60gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Carus AV Aureus. AD 282-283. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,040
IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IAE AVGG, Victory advancing to right, holding palm frond over left shoulder and wreath in her right hand; SMA in exergue. RIC V.2 122; Calicó 4290; Cohen-. 5.02gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG 53, 1698).
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 334, 29 May 2018, lot 132. Ex Nomos AG, Auction 17, 26 October 2018, lot 304 (dealer's ticket included).
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