Antioch mint; struck November AD 270-March AD 272. 8th officina. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; H below / VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right. RIC V.1 381 corr. (reverse bust type); BN 1258-61. 3.69gr, 19mm, 4h.

Very fine.

Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Rome mint. 1st officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT ORBIS, Emperor standing to left, holding sceptre and receiving wreath from female figure, standing to right; A in exergue. RIC V.1 53. 4.28gr, 23mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Tripolis mint. Struck AD 274. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT OR-BIS, female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to emperor standing to left and holding sceptre; star in field, •KA in exergue. RIC V.1 389 var.; MER-RIC (temporary) 3228. 3.77gr, 23mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Some delamination to reverse.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Antioch mint; struck AD 275. 1st officina. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT OR-[BIS], female figure standing to right, crowning emperor standing to left, holding sceptre; P between, XX[I] in exergue. RIC V.1 386; MER-RIC 3186 (temporary). 3.90gr, 24mm, 5h.

Good Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Ticinum mint; struck AD 275. 6th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / PROVIDEN DEOR, Fides standing to right, holding standard in each hand, facing Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe; UIXXT in exergue. RIC V.1 9; MER-RIC 1558 (temporary). 4.28gr, 24mm, 5h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Antioch mint; struck AD early-September 275. 4th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing to left, holding standard in each hand; Q in lower left central field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.1 20; MER-RIC 3193 (temporary). 4.86gr, 23mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact.

Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Uncertain mint. [...]CVS P F AVG, radiate bust to right / Incuse of obverse. 1.86gr, 18mm.

Very Fine. Brockage of obverse.

From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

Brockage errors are caused when an already minted coin sticks to the coin die and impresses onto another blank that hasn't been struck yet, pressing a mirror image of the other coin into the blank.

Local imitation. [I]MP TETRICV[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, female figure standing facing, head to left, holding palm branch with right and cornucopia with left hand. For prototype, cf. RIC V.1 80 (Hilaritas). 2.47gr, 17mm, 8h.

Good Very Fine.

From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Local imitation. [...]ICVS AVG, radiate bust to right / ΛVI-I-[...]G, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand. For prototype, cf. RIC V.1 71 (FIDES MILITVM). 2.43gr, 18mm, 5h.

Good Very Fine.

From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Local imitation. IMP C [...]ETTRICVS AVG, radiate bust to right / VICTO[...] AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 141. 1.86gr, 18mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine. An imitating issue of a very rare variant.

From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Local imitation. IMP TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and sceptre with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 100. 2.91gr, 18mm, 10h.

Very Fine.

From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Treveri mint. IMP TETRI[...], radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [LA]ETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor. Cf. RIC V.2 88 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.46gr, 22mm.

Mint State. Double struck.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.