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Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing to left, holding cornucopia in left hand and extending right hand to child; Δ in right field. RIC V.1 5 (Gallienus); Cohen 39. 2.78gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £82
4th officina. SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing to left, holding cornucopia in left hand and extending right hand to child; Δ in right field. RIC V.1 5 (Gallienus); Cohen 39. 3.60gr, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Original silvering fully intact.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.34. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IM[...] P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / DIAN[...]RΛE, Diana walking to right, holding transverse torch in both hands. Cf. RIC V.2 299 (Cologne). 2.70gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Imitative issue of a very rare type.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 268. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right and transverse sceptre with left hand; P in left field. RIC V.2 318 (Colonia Agrippensis); RSC 215b (same). 3.37gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 268-269. Mediolanum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear / FIDES MILIT, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standards; S in exergue. Cf. RIC V 149 (bust type); Huvelin, 'Chronologie du règne de Claude II le Gothique,' QT XXI (1992), pg. 312; Venèra 9251; cf. Cohen 89 (same). 2.22gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
[...] CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [VICTO]RIA AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm in her left. For prototype cf. RIC V.1 168. 2.23gr, 18mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / OQIPM AVG(?), female figure standing to left, holding cornucopia with left hand and patera with her right. 4.66gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Thick flan.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. Struck spring AD 274. Serdica mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
6th emission. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). 5.02gr, 23mm, 7h.
Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796. -
Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. Struck September-November AD 275. Antioch mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
SEVERINA P F AVG, diademed and draped bust to right on crescent / CONCORDIA AVG, Aurelian, on the left, and Severina, on the right, standing facing each other and clasping their right hands; Q between, XXI in exergue. RIC V online 3202; Cohen 1. 4.11gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Double struck of obverse. Rare variety from Antioch mint.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 272-273. Colonia Agrippinensis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [CO]MES AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath and palm branch. RIC V.2, 56; Cunetio 2602; Elmer 774. 3.41gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Contemporary imitation of an uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £18
Garbled legend around radiate and draped bust of Tetricus I to right. / Garbled legend imitating INVICTVS, Sol standing to left, holding whip and raising right hand. For prototype cf. RIC V.2, 82-84. 3.41gr, 19mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[...]V TETPICVS CAES, radiate bust to right, wearing beard / [...]I II II, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; VII below. Apparently not listed in any reference. 2.26gr, 17mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. A very interesting imitative mule with obverse legend for Tetricus II, as Caesar and depiction of Tetricus I.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.