LOT 3667
Valens AV Solidus. AD 365. Arelate mint.
D N VALEN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICÆ, emperor standing facing with head to right, holding Victory on globe and labarum with Chi-Rho; KONSTAN (TAN ligate) in exergue. RIC IX, 1g; British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference BERK-9CAE71 (this coin). Near Extremely Fine. Some small marks.(4.42gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound near Marlborough, Berkshire, UK.
Accompanied by British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme record BERK-9CAE71.
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LOT 3667
Valens AV Solidus.
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Theodosius I AE 21mm. AD 379-395. Contemporary imitation, possibly by Cherson mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N TAEODO-SIVS(sic) [...]P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-[...],Theodosius, wearing military attire, standing to left on galley, head to right, raising hand; Victory at helm holding rudder; wreath in left field; CO[...] in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC IX 52c.3. 4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The issue is, on account of the mintmark, occasionally described as having been struck at Constantinople for use at Cherson. However, the crude fabric and unconventional style as well as major inconsistencies in the epigraphy point to local production at the important port city of Cherson. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing to left with wreath and anchor. RIC IV 86; RSC 121. 3.97gr, 23mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2009. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Group of Fifty (50) AE and AR Roman Coins. Circa 2nd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues, denominations and reverse types. 148gr total.
As shown.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
