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 I BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
4th officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMANΔ in exergue. RIC VII 86. 3.50gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, acquired before 2021. Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 21, 19 July 2022, lot 5411. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 1233. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 205-207. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
[A]NTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / Emperor in triumphal quadriga to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre; COS II in exergue. RIC IV 87a; BMCRE 488; RSC 38. 2.01gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP TETRICVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 136. 2.39gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
