2 Constantine I as Caesar from Carthage

[Victor]

Two Constantine I as Caesar from Carthage in this group lot-- two top coins on the right

Constantine I
A.D. 306
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES; laureate head right.
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART; Carthage standing facing, head left in long robe, holding fruits in both hands. H in left field.
In ex. Γ
RIC VI Carthage 51c

Constantine I
A.D. 307
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES; Laureate head right.
CONSERVATOR AFRICAE SVAE; Africa standing facing, head left, in long drapery with elephant- skin head-dress, right holding standard, left tusk, at feet to left lion with captured bull, in right field I.; SE in left field, F in right.
In ex. Δ
RIC VI Carthage 58

[Per D]

There were several interesting coins from this period in the Naumann auction. (Did you notice lot 615, an unpublished variety from the Rome mint which hammered for a whopping 2200 Eur?)

[Victor]

Yes, I saw the Maxentius. I didn't expect it to sell for so much though.


MAXENTIUS (307-312). Follis. Rome.

Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG.
Laureate head right.
Rev: VICTORIA AVG N / R E P.
Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm.

RIC 272 var. (Victory advancing left).

Rare variant

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 6.14 g.
Diameter: 23 mm.

[Per D]

No, that was a surprise, especially as bidding wasn’t as crazy as in the recent Leu auction. And the lot with the two Constantine folles was a bargain. (I recently payed a similar amount just for the SE/F//Δ type. It was probably too much, but I’d been looking for one for more than a year and was impatient to complete the issue.)

[Victor]

Yes, I considered the Constantine lot to be a bargain; but another lot I paid my max bid and a third lot was only about 150 euros off my max, which was okay I guess. So mixed results, as usual, but I'm pretty pleased with the Constantine group.