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LOT 3114
Vandals, Municipal Coinage AE 4 Nummi. Circa AD 480-533. Carthage mint.
Diademed, draped and cuirassed imperial bust to left; holding palm branch / N over IIII. MEC 51-6; MIB 20 (Hilderic); BMC Vandals p. 7, 12-14 (Huneric); Ladich p. 40, 5. Very Fine. Rare.(1.56gr, 11mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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City Commemorative AE 16mm. Struck under Constantius II, AD 348. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £69
CONSTANTINOPOLIS, diademed and draped bust of Constantinopolis to right / Pax standing to left, holding branch and sceptre; P R across fields. RIC VIII 106; LRBC 612. 1.77gr, 16mm, 7h.
Good Fine. Gilt.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantius I BI Nummus. Circa AD 305-306. Aquileia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding sceptre over right shoulder and ornately decorated shield on left arm / VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN, Emperor riding down barbarian on horseback to right, holding shield in his left hand and about to spear downward at second barbarian kneeling right before him; AQS in exergue. RIC VI 66a. 10.83gr, 29mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 333-334. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; (star)PL[C] in exergue. RIC VII 266. 2.01gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
