LOT 3290
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck mid-late AD 270. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing to left, holding box of perfumes and sacrificing over altar to left. RIC V 57; AGK 18a. Very Fine.(2.64gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
London mint; struck circa AD 291-292. IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre, B E across field; MLXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 98. 2.69gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Treveri mint; struck AD 317-318. 1st officina. FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI • IVVENTVTIS, prince advancing to right, holding transverse spear and globe; F-T across fields, •ATR in exergue. RIC VII 173. 2.92gr, 23mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Theodosius I AE 14mm. AD 379-395.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain mint. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, carrying trophy over shoulder and dragging captive; [mintmark in exergue]. 1.02gr, 14mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From an English collection formed before 2000.
