LOT 3338
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 108-109. Rome mint.
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust to right, aegis on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC II 121 var. (bust type); BMCRE -; Woytek 280c; RSC -. Good Very Fine.(3.15gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Theodosius I BI Nummus. AD 378-383. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGGG, Concordia, helmeted seated facing, head to left, holding globe and spear; palm branch in left and right field, SM[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 29. 2.90gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Following Lugdunum mint. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; CSLG in exergue. SCBC 750. 2.88gr, 17mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 322. Aquileia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath with jewel at apex containing VOT • X, written in three lines; palm fronds to left and right, AQS in exergue. RIC VII 108. 3.30gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
