E-SALE 86
Date: 2021-07-08 00:00:00
Lots: 1815
Total starting: £ 0.00
Total realized: £ 380,830.00 (+0.00%)
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Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1471
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Cyzicus, AD 325-326. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets and no doors; star above, SMKB• in exergue. RIC VII 34. 3.63g, 18mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine; much silvering remains.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., 2008.
Good Extremely Fine; much silvering remains.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., 2008.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1472
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Cyzicus, AD 325-326. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets and no doors; star above, SMKA• in exergue. RIC VII 34. 3.38g, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; much silvering remains.
Privately purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, October 2006.
Extremely Fine; much silvering remains.
Privately purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, October 2006.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1473
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Antioch, AD 326-327. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no door, two turrets, star above and pellet within doorway; Δ-Є across fields, SMANT in exergue. RIC VII 71. 4.00g, 19mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
The mint-mark here, ΔЄ, is across the fields and not in the exergue, as RIC records.
Extremely Fine.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
The mint-mark here, ΔЄ, is across the fields and not in the exergue, as RIC records.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1474
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Thessalonica, AD 326-328. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate bust to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets, star above; • in right field; SMTSA in exergue. RIC VII 153. 3.44g, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private North American collection.
Good Very Fine.
From a private North American collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1475
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Rome, AD 326. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONSTANTINVS AVG in three lines; wreath above, SMRS below. RIC VII 281. 2.15g, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1476
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Antioch, AD 327-328. CONSTANTINVS AVG, diademed head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above, Δ-Є across fields, SMANT in exergue. RIC VII 79. 3.36g, 29mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; rated R5 by RIC.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; rated R5 by RIC.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1477
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Arelate, AD 327. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / VIRTVS AVGG, camp gate with open doors and four turrets; star above, S-F across fields, ARLR in exergue. RIC VII 313. 2.35g, 19mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Extremely Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1478
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Constantinople, AD 328. Rosette-diademed head to right, looking upwards / CONST[ANTINI]ANA DAFNE, Victory seated to left on cippus, looking to right, palm branch in each hand; trophy in front, at the foot of which kneels a captive, spurned by Victory; B in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 32 var. (obv. legend); Speck and Huston 32. 3.11g, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very Rare anepigraphic obverse variant.
From the Vitangelo Collection.
Very Fine. Very Rare anepigraphic obverse variant.
From the Vitangelo Collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1479
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Constantinople, AD 328-329. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE, Victory seated to left on cippus, head to right, holding a palm frond with each hand; captive seated to left, head to right, at base of trophy, B in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 35. 3.06g, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
Good Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1480
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Nicomedia, AD 328-329. CONSTANTINVS AVG, pearl-diademed head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no door and two turrets, star above; SMNΔ in exergue. RIC VII 153. 3.26g, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
Extremely Fine.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1481
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Rome, AD 329. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XXX in two lines within wreath; RS in exergue. RIC VII 318. 3.03g, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
Extremely Fine.
Privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1482
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Antioch, AD 330-335. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield set on ground; between them, two standards; SMANB in exergue. RIC VII 86. 2.40g, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 25, 27 February 2016, lot 552.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 25, 27 February 2016, lot 552.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1483
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. Treveri, AD 322-323. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing trabea with eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX inn three lines; three stars above. •PTR• in exergue. RIC VII 369. 2.33g, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1484
Commemorative Series Æ Tessera. Struck under Constantine I. Constantinople, AD 330-354. Star of eight rays / O C S C in three lines within wreath. Bendall, Anonymous, D; S. Bendall, “Two New Anonymous Constantinian Coins” in NumCirc CXVI.4 (August 2008), fig. 4. 1.18g, 16mm.
Very Fine; patina chipped on obv. Extremely Rare.
From a private European collection.
Very Fine; patina chipped on obv. Extremely Rare.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1485
City Commemorative Æ Mule 16mm. Contemporary Imitation(?) of type struck under Constantine I at Lugdunum, AD 330-331. CONSTANTINOLIS(sic), laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, holding sceptre / She-wolf standing to left, suckling twins; above, two stars; •PLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VII 246/247 (for obv./rev.); cf. A. Marsden, "Contemporary Imitations of Constantine's Wolf & Twins Coinage" in Treasure Hunting, June-July 2001, p. 23-4, fig. 4 and 7. 1.67g, 16mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private UK collection.
The obverse legend error, erroneous pairing of dies and style of the wolf on the reverse all point to this coin being a contemporary imitation, perhaps linked to Marsden's Mint IV in A. Marsden, "Contemporary Imitations of Constantine's Wolf & Twins Coinage" in Treasure Hunting, June-July 2001, p. 30.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private UK collection.
The obverse legend error, erroneous pairing of dies and style of the wolf on the reverse all point to this coin being a contemporary imitation, perhaps linked to Marsden's Mint IV in A. Marsden, "Contemporary Imitations of Constantine's Wolf & Twins Coinage" in Treasure Hunting, June-July 2001, p. 30.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1486
City Commemorative Æ 17mm. Struck under Constantine I. Lugdunum, AD 330-331. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma to left, wearing imperial mantle / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; [two stars above], •PLG in exergue. RIC VII 247. 2.32g, 17mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; double struck.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Good Very Fine; double struck.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1487
City Commemorative Æ 18mm. Struck under Constantine I. Rome, AD 330. CONSTANTINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; RFЄ in exergue. RIC VII 332. 2.37g, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; corroded surface.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Extremely Fine; corroded surface.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1488
City Commemorative Æ Mule 14mm. Contemporary Imitation of Treveri issue, uncertain mint, circa AD 330-348. CONSTANTINO I I I I I, laureate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to left / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; wreath(?) flanked by two stars above, TRS in exergue. Cf. A. Marsden, "Contemporary Imitations of Constantine's Wolf & Twins Coinage" in Treasure Hunting, June-July 2001, p. 23-4, fig. 4 and 7. For prototype, cf. RIC VII 553 (struck under Constantine I). 0.98g, 14mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Marsden's study identified two major mints producing counterfeit coinage in Britain and three smaller sites based on stylistic linkages. However, the more bizarre and varied imitative types remain unassigned. This coin is an intriguing example of the imitations which fall outside of Marsden's clear categorisation of Wolf & Twins imitative types. The obverse combines the legend and bust of the commemorative CONSTANTINOPOLIS coinage with imperial portraiture, resulting in a garbled legend and a bust whose hairline is reminiscent of a helmet. The reverse appears close to the prototype of the she-wolf issue at Treveri, although the 'R' in the mintmark is more similar to a wreath.
Near Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Marsden's study identified two major mints producing counterfeit coinage in Britain and three smaller sites based on stylistic linkages. However, the more bizarre and varied imitative types remain unassigned. This coin is an intriguing example of the imitations which fall outside of Marsden's clear categorisation of Wolf & Twins imitative types. The obverse combines the legend and bust of the commemorative CONSTANTINOPOLIS coinage with imperial portraiture, resulting in a garbled legend and a bust whose hairline is reminiscent of a helmet. The reverse appears close to the prototype of the she-wolf issue at Treveri, although the 'R' in the mintmark is more similar to a wreath.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1489
City Commemorative Æ 14mm. Struck under Constantine I. Treveri, AD 333-334. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma to left, wearing imperial mantle / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; palm frond between two stars above, TRS in exergue. RIC VII 561; LRBC 85. 0.765g, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Good Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1490
Fausta (wife of Constantine I) BI Nummus. Rome, AD 326. FL MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust to right / SPES REI PVBLICAE, Spes standing facing, head to left, holding two children; R(wreath)P in exergue. RIC VII 293. 2.83g, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 1491
Fausta (wife of Constantine I) BI Nummus. Treveri, AD 326. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, mantled bust to right, hair waved and tied in a bun / SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Salus or Fausta standing facing, holding two infants in her arms; STR(pellet in crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 483. 3.16g, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-LIVE Auction 1, 27 July 2018, lot 846.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-LIVE Auction 1, 27 July 2018, lot 846.