LOT 3138
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Rome mint. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.(3.10gr, 21mm, 7h).
ProvenanceFrom Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015.
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LOT 3138
Volusian AR Antoninianus.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 98-117.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Rome mint; struck AD 112-114. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head to right, aegis at point of bust / FELICITAS AVGVST, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopiae with left; S C across fields. RIC II 624; Cohen 142. 24.44gr, 31mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine. Charming olive green patina.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
London mint; struck AD 324. 1st officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AG, laureate head to right / SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory advancing to right, holding trophy with left hand and palm with right, trampling captive seated on ground to right; PLON(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 290; C&T 10.01.003; RML 1109. 3.41gr, 20mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Valens AR Siliqua. AD 364-378.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri(?) mint. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [VRBS] ROMA, Roma enthroned to left, holding Victory on globe in her right hand and inverted spear in her left; uncertain mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC 27e. 1.20gr, 13mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Clipped.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector.
