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LOT 3871
Valentinian I BI Nummus. AD 367-375. Uncertain mint.
[D N VALENTINIAN]VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA RO]MANORVM, emperor walking to right, head turned back, holding labarum emblazoned with christogram and dragging captive; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 14a (Siscia). Near Very Fine.(2.65gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 280. Siscia mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust in imperial mantle to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia standing to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae; V in right field; XXI in exergue. RIC 661 var. (bust); probuscoins.fr 4140. 3.86gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 321.Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing consular robes and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above. STR in exergue. RIC VII 306. 2.87gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C L TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, nude Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy; B A across fields. RIC 30; MER-RIC 3309 (temporary). 3.23gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
