LOT 3762
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 364. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to to right / RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE, Valentinian I standing facing, head to right, holding labarum with cross on banner in his right hand and Victory on globe in his left; in field to left, cross; (star)ANTA(star) in exergue. RIC IX 2b.xxxviii.1; Depeyrot 20/1. Good Very Fine. Minor scratches.(4.24gr, 21mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Group of Three [3] Roman Imperial AR Denarii. Time of the Severans, AD 193-218.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Two Denarii of Septimius Severus and one of Julia Domna. 11.62gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 229. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VIII COS III P P, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch, spear and shield. RIC IV 92; BMCRE 604; RSC 365. 3.40gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from TimeLine Originals, 18 November 2009. Property of a Leeds, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of the receipt and CoA. This coin published at www.wildwinds.com. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]ARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.63gr, 17mm, 12h.
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.
