LOT 4211
Valentinian II AE 13mm. AD 383-392. Cyzicus mint.
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left with trophy and dragging captive; Christogram in left field, SMKA(?) in exergue. RIC IX 26a. Near Very Fine.(0.66gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4211
Valentinian II AE 13mm.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Constantius I, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 293-305. Heraclea mint. 4th officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; HΔ between. RIC VI,15. 3.33gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 205. Rome mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIII COS III P P, Jupiter, nude but for cloak, standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and sceptre in his left; at his feet to left, eagle. For prototype: RIC 196; BMC 471; Cohen 469. 2.59gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Tetricus I (?), Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Local imitation.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Radiate bust to right / Female figure standing facing, head to left, holding palm branch with right and cornucopia with left hand. For prototype, cf. RIC V.1 80 (Hilaritas). 1.60gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
