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 Exceedingly Rare; unpublished variant.(2.20gr, 18mm, 1h.).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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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter in fighting stance, head to right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. RIC IV 239; BMCRE 825; RSC 84. 3.06gr, 21mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 293-295. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £653
IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding branch and vertical sceptre; S Λ across fields, MSL in exergue. RIC V.2 28; Burnett 15; Webb 27. 4.80gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Pleasant green patina.
Found Colchester, Essex, UK. Acquired from Den of Antiquity in 2017. Private collection, New York, USA. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic BI Antoninianus. AD 270. Colonia Agrippinensis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head to left, sacrificing at altar to left and holding box of perfumes. RIC V.2 57 (Southern Mint). 4.16gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 55, 18 April 2019, lot 997. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
