The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen Part I

Constantine I, the Great (307-337), Centenionales (8), 319 (4), revs. victoriae laetae princ perp, two Victories standing, holding shield resting on altar, pln in exergue, 3.12g, 2.73g (both CT 9.01.001; RIC 154; Sear 16295; cf. S 725); victoriae laetae princ perp, two Victories standing, holding shield resting on altar with lozenge decoration, pln in exergue, 3.07g (CT 9.01.006; RIC 157; Sear 16296; S 725), 3.08g (CT 9.01.009; RIC 159; Sear 16296; S 725); 320-1, rev. beata tranqvillitas, globe on altar, plon in exergue, 3.07g (CT 9.03.007; RIC 225; Sear 16172; S –); 321-3, rev. beat tranqvilitas, globe on altar, plon in exergue, 3.21g (CT 9.05.008; RIC 267; Sear 16170; S 727); 324, rev. sarmatia devicta, Victory advancing right, holding trophy and branch, trampling seated captive, plon in exergue, 2.87g (CT 10.01.003; RIC 290; Sear 16280; cf. S 727A); 325, rev. providentiae avgg, city gate, 3.14g (CT 10.02.002; RIC 294; Sear 16237, footnote; S 728) [8]. Very fine and better, RIC 225 with full silvering, an attractive group £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: First bt Spink November 1978; second and fourth Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 29 (Arnsberg), 14-16 February 2005, lot 2818 (part); third bt C.J. Martin 1978; fifth Classical Numismatic Review XVI, 3, 1991 (283); sixth SNC December 2011 (RM 4524); seventh bt A. Saslow 1982; last bt Baldwin 1978.

David Woods points out that the traditional term ‘camp gate’ as a reverse type on late Roman coins should be interpreted as a city gate (NC 2017, pp.159ff)