LOT 3225
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 3225
Volusian AR Antoninianus.
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ticinum mint; struck AD 321-322. 3rd officina. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / DOMINOR • NOSTROR • CAESS around wreath containing VOT • X • in four lines; T T in exergue. RIC VII 164 (r4). 3.51gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 6h. Very rare.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Nicomedia mint; struck AD 330-335. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear and shield, two standards between them; SMNA in exergue. RIC VII 188. 2.09gr, 17mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Twelve [12] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various emperors. 82gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
