LOT 3884
Valentinian III AE Nummus. AD 425-455. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
[D N P]LA VALEN[TINIANVS P F AVG], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REIPVBLICE, cross; in left field, T; in exergue, [R]M. RIC IX 2110; LRBC -. Very Fine. Extremely rare.(0.96gr, 12mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. AD 141-161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Fortuna standing to left, holding globe and rudder. RIC III 348 (Antoninus Pius); BMCRE 362 (Antoninus Pius); RSC 6. 3.18gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Commemorative Series BI Nummus. AD 330. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
VRBS ROMA, bust of Roma to left, wearing crested helmet and imperial mantle / She-wolf standing to left, rose on shoulder, suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above; RFQ in exergue. RIC 331. 2.77gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 268. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. RIC V.2 309 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 396; RSC 159a (Colonia Agrippinensis). 3.13gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
