29th Oct, 2020 10:30

The Coins & Banknotes Auction

 
Lot 203
 

TWO ANCIENT ROMAN COINS

TWO ANCIENT ROMAN COINS,
Comprising a Constans (337CE-350CE; ruled 337-350) example, possibly from the Siscia Mint (modern day Sisak, Croatia) 16mm diameter, bronze centenionalis (?) REVERSE: ‘Gloria Exercitus’ meaning ‘Glory of the Army’; also showing two soldiers, each holding a shield and spear, standard with a chi-rho between them; chi-rho is an early Christian symbol, one of the first examples of a Roman coin with Christian reference
OBVERSE: not visible/legible, but is most likely a laureled bust of Constans with his name and ‘NOB CAES’, ‘Noble Caesar’, based on similar examples, along with a
Valens (328CE-378CE; ruled East half of the empire 364-378) 16mm diameter, bronze centenionalis (?) REVERSE: Victory walking left, likely holding a wreath and palm, with ‘Securitas republicae’ meaning ‘Security of the Republic’ OBVERSE: not visible/legible, likely a bust of Valens along with the inscription ‘Valens PF AUG’ meaning ‘Our Lord Valens, the Pious and Happy Emperor’ (2)

Sold for £30
Estimated at £40 - £80


 
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