Auction Catalogue

20 June 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Numismatic Books

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 941

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20 June 2006

Hammer Price:
£210

Constantine I, the Great (306-337), Folles (5), all London, as Caesar (2), both 307, revs. Genius, 8.28g/6h, 6.95g/6h (RIC 88b; cf. Sear 3831); 310, rev. Sol, 5.19g/6h (RIC 121a); 310-12, rev. Sol, 4.65g/6h (RIC 152); 312-13, rev. Sol, 3.07g/6h (RIC 281); Crispus, as Caesar, Æ3, 321-2, London, rev. globe on altar, 3.09g/5h (RIC 230); Constantine II, as Caesar, Æ3, 324-5, London, rev. camp gate, 2.51g/6h (RIC 296; Sear 3948); Magnentius, Centenionalis, 351-2, Amiens, rev. Victories supporting wreath, 4.57g/12h (RIC 11)’ Constantius II, Centenionalis, 353, Amiens, rev. soldier spearing fallen horseman, 4.52g/11h (RIC 46) [9]. Very fine and better, all patinated, several with excellent portraits (£90-120)

Provenance:
First four L.R. Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction 22-3 April 1999, lot 168, additionally:
Third from the Bourton-on-the-Water (Gloucestershire) Hoard, 1970 [bt C.H. Wolfe November 1978]
Sixth bt Spink September 1998
Seventh bt A. Gillis May 1999
Eighth bt M. Trenerry April 1999