LOT 4221
Zeno AV Solidus. AD 476-491. Thessalonica mint.
D N ZENO PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in left and right fields, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 939; Depeyrot 62/1. Extremely Fine. Very rare.(4.39gr, 21mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the Campostella Collection.
Acquired from Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, February 1990.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 586.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4221
Zeno AV Solidus.
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£300 (EUR 348; USD 405) +BP*
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Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT V in two lines within wreath; ASIS(star) below. RIC 161. 3.82gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. 'C' mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped [and cuirassed?] bust to right / CONCOR M, clasped hands; MC below. RIC V.5 -; RIC V.2 -, cf. 211 (MSC). 3.41gr, 21mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine. Unpublished and unique variety.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 260. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, treading on captive seated to left. RIC V.2 89 (Lugdunum); RSC 377a (Lugdunum). 2.31gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
