LOT 3666
Valentinian I BI Nummus. AD 364-367. Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, T in left field, SMKA in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 11a & 13a (no T). Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; unpublished variant.(2.20gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3666
Valentinian I BI Nummus.
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Group of Seven [7] Roman and Other AE Coins. 2nd-18th century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a 2nd-century Sestertius and four other 3rd-4th century Roman coins, a cast coin with a star and a George III Halfpenny dated 1799. 53.27gr total, 17-31mm.
As shown.
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. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 223. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing to left, holding wand over globe at feet and sceptre. RIC IV 173; BMCRE 138; RSC 498. 2.78gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Aurelian, with Vabalathus BI Antoninianus. Struck November AD 270-March AD 272. Antioch mint; 2nd officina.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; B below / VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right. RIC V.1 381 corr. (reverse bust type). 2.82gr, 21mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
