LOT 3892
Vandals, Imitative AE 12mm. Circa 5th century AD.
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Camp gate with open doorway. For similar, cf. BMC Vandals 73-80 (in the name of Valentinian III); for prototype, cf. RIC X 2161. Near Very Fine.(1.39gr, 12mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, A behind bust / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback to right, holding shield on left arm, about to throw a spear at a bare-headed enemy in front of the horse, shield and broken spear beneath the horse; [T]RP(crescent) in exergue. RIC 271. 3.77gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Group of Seven [7] AE Roman Constantinian AE Coins. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 20gr total, 18-20mm.
Condition as shown.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by a handwritten envelope. -
Macrinus AR Denarius. AD 217-218. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Securitas standing to left, legs crossed, holding sceptre and leaning on column. RIC IV 24; RSC 62. 3.33gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
