LOT 3761
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.(4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89.
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LOT 3761
Valentinian I AV Solidus.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, around, VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath; ΓSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 163. 2.71gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 234. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • X in two lines within laurel wreath; PLON(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 292; C&T 10.01.007; RML 1105. 3.20gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Valens BI 17mm. AD 364-367. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
3rd officina. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA ROMANORVN(sic), emperor walking to right, head to left, holding labarum and dragging captive; ANTΓ in exergue. RIC IX 10b. 3.20gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
