LOT 3772
Vandals, Uncertain AE Nummus. 5th century AD.
Bust to right / Monogram(?) within wreath. Cf. BMC Vandals pl. 4. Near Very Fine.(0.56gr, 9mm.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Licinius I BI Nummus. Circa AD 311-312. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC 209c. 4.75gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, Lot 1258. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271. Southern mint or Colonia Agrippinensis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing to right, holding patera and feeding serpent in arms. RIC V.2 67 (Southern Mint) and 122 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.17gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Gordian III AR Denarius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing facing, head to right, leaning on club draped with lion skin set on rock. RIC IV 116; RSC 403. 2.98gr, 17mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
