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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Trajan AE As. AD 98-99. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CAES NERVA TRAI-AN AVG GERM P M, laureate head to right / TR POT COS II P P, Victory flying to left, holding palm and shield inscribed S P Q R; S C across fields. RIC II 402; Cohen 617. 11.55gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
C [...]VS AV, radiate and draped bust to right / T[...] AVG, Victory(?) standing to left, holding wreath and palm. Cf. RIC V.2 224. 4.33gr, 25mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar decorated with star; • STR in exergue. RIC VII 221 var. (bust type). 2.79gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
