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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Hercules standing to right, looking left, holding apple and resting right hand on club; VIIC• below. RIC -. 3.60gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 259. Samosata mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, emperor standing to right, holding spear, receiving wreath from Roma standing to left, holding spear and shield, wreath in field above. RIC V.1 (joint reign) 457 var. (emperor receiving Victory); MIR 1704b; RSC 1266. 3.59gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 266-268. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / CONSERVATOR AVG, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. RIC V.1 632 (sole reign); MIR 1649g; RSC 140. 4.40gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Rome mint.
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SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing to left, holding cornucopiae; child at foot, Δ in right field. RIC V.1 5 (Gallienus); Cohen 39. 3.12gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / IVNO CONSERVAT, Juno standing to left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet, N in right field. RIC 11; RSC 56. 2.94gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, treading on captive seated to left. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 89 (Lugdunum); cf. RSC 377a (Lugdunum). 3.78gr, 22mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 268. Colonia Agrippinensis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter walking to left, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. RIC V.2 311. 3.01gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol advancing to left, raising his right hand and holding whip with left; P in left field. RIC V.2, 316 note (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 213d. 2.44gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
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IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V.2 75 (Lugdunum) and 315 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 199a. 2.57gr, 22mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding globe and sceptre. Cf. RIC V.2 80 (Lugdunum) and 323 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.52gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. Struck in the name and types of Postumus, AD 268. Mediolanum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS • P • F • AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FID[ES EQVIT], Fides seated to left, holding patera and standard; P in exergue. RIC V.2 377; RIC V.4 454; Elmer 615; AGK 18b. 2.56gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. Struck in the name of Postumus, mid AD 268. Mediolanum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP PO[STVMVS] AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [VIRTV]S EQVIT, Mars walking to right, holding spear and shield. Cf. RIC V.2 (Postumus) 388. 2.37gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Flan crack at 3h. Much of the original silvering remaining.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.