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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 55

Roman Empire, a Selection of Bronze of the Later Empire (7): i) Diocletian (AD 284-305), BI Follis, Ticinum, struck c. 300-303, IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, head of Diocletian right, laureate, rev. SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopiae, ST• in exergue, 13.31g (RIC 45a), lustrous, extremely fine; ii) Maximian, first reign (AD 286-305), AE Follis, Treveri, c. 302-303, IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopiae, S-F across fields, II TR in exergue, 10.47g (RIC 67), good very fine; iii) Galerius (AD 305-311), AE Follis, Alexandria, struck 308, GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head right, rev. VIRTVS EXERCITVS, Virtus advancing right, holding shield, trophy, and transverse spear, P to left field, B R to right field, ALE in exergue, 7.53g (RIC 75), detailed, some roughness but with a nice patina, good very fine or better; iv) Constantine I, 'the Great' (AD 310-337), AE Follis, London, struck c. 312-313, IMP CONSTANTINVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe, star to left field, PLN in exergue, 3.29g (RIC 281), about very fine; v) Magnentius (AD 350-353), AE Centenionalis, Treveri, D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, draped and cuirassed bust right, A behind, rev. GLORIA ROMANORVM, Magnentius on horse galloping right, spearing fallen enemy, TR S in exergue, 7.35g (RIC 270), good very fine to near extremely fine; vi) Julian II, 'the Apostate' (AD 361-363) AE Centennionalis, D N FL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing right, two stars above, ANTG between two palms in exergue, 8.48g (RIC 216), detailed, toned, very fine, obverse especially so; vii) Arcadius (AD 383-408), AE 2, Cyzicus, D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VIRTVS EXERCITI, Emperor standing right, holding standard and globe, and with left foot on captive, SMKD in exergue, 4.91g (RIC 25c), toned, nice portrait, good very fine; (7).

Provenance

The Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman Coins


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