LOT 3167
Uncertain Emperor BI Antoninianus. 3rd century AD.
Uncertain mint. Incuse of reverse / SALVS AVG, Salus standing to left, feeding serpent rising from altar out of patera and holding sceptre(?). Cf. MER-RIC 184 (temporary) for rev. type. Very Fine.(2.32gr, 18mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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![Group of Thirty One [31] Roman Imperial Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/232304-s.jpg)
Group of Thirty One [31] Roman Imperial Coins. 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Various emperors. 83gr total.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Following Ambianum mint; struck circa AD 353-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; AMB in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 48; SCBC 750; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 210. 3.22gr, 20mm, 7h.
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 temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
![Group of Ten [10] Roman Imperial AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/232075-s.jpg)
Group of Ten [10] Roman Imperial AE Coins. Circa 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Various emperors. 32.37gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
