LOT 3373
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor AE Antoninianus. AD 293-296.
London mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor; S A across fields, ML in exergue. RIC V.2 22. Near Very Fine.(2.98gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Serdica mint; struck AD 276. 2nd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle, and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga, holding globe; KAB in exergue. RIC V.2 862; Pink VI/1 p. 45. 3.89gr, 23mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AE Semis. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Rome mint; struck AD 109. [IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN] AVG, laureate head to right, slight drapery(?) on far shoulder / Lupa Romana (she-wolf) at bay to left; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II 694 (quadrans). 3.02gr, 17mm, 4h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint; struck AD 265-267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERPET, Securitas standing facing, head to left, legs crossed, leaning on column with left arm and holding sceptre with right hand. RIC V.1 516 (Mediolanum, sole reign); MIR 591w; RSC 962. 4.58gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Almost complete original silvering.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
