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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City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 332-333. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
2nd officina. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust to left / Lupa Romana suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above, TR•S in exergue. RIC 542. 2.32gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 190-191. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / APOL PAL P M TR P XVI COS VI, Apollo standing facing, head to right, holding plectrum and lyre resting on column. RIC III 218; BMCRE 292; RSC 25. 2.35gr, 16mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 219. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 153; BMCRE 124; RSC 293. 2.37gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
