LOT 3551
Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right / ROMA, Roma standing to left, holding Victory and spear; S C across fields. RIC II.1, 190; BMCRE-560. Near Very Fine.(26.46gr, 33mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Licinius I AE Nummus. AD 316. Trier mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, T-S across field, BTR in exergue. RIC 120. 3.09gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. With a fine dark patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318. Siscia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 47. 3.12gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 316-317. Heraclea mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to left, holding mappa, globe and sceptre / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with seven rows, no doors and three turrets; HTB below. RIC VII 15. 3.60gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
