LOT 2732
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Tacitus - Fides Militum AE Antoninianus November 275-June 276 A.D.
Rome mint. Obv: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG legend with radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right. Rev: FIDES MILITUM legend with Fides standing left holding two standards; XXIS in exergue. Good very fine.(3.82 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
LiteratureRIC v(I), p.335, 87.
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LOT 2732
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Tacitus - Fides Militum AE Antoninianus
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Postumus - Fortuna AE Antoninianus 268 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Milan mint. Onb: IMP MPOSTVMVS AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: CONCORDIA EQVIT legend with Fortuna standin left, foot on prow, holding patera and rudder.on globe. 2.98 grams.
Very fine; oval flan.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Augustus - Barbarian Imitation AE As Late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Obv: blundered legend with profile bust right. Rev: blundered legend within wreath. 7.73 grams.
Fine.
Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
A contemporary copy or fake coin produced by a local workshop imitating a bronze official issue of the emperor Augustus. Barbarian fakes manufactured during the ancient Roman timeline, although inexpensive at auction, present a fascinating area to research for those collecting on a budget. TimeLine Auctions normally has a small quantity of contemporary imitations on offer for those interested in this captivating area of numismatics. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Postumus - Pax AE Antoninianus 269 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Milan mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: PAX EQVIT legend with Pax standing left holding olive-branch and transverse sceptre; T in exergue. 3.35 grams.
Extremely fine.
From the South Petherton, Somerset Hoard, found 13th November 2013. Treasure Act reference 2013T775. PAS No: SOM-B7CA61. Subsequently returned to the finder/landowner. Acquired UK market.
This issue believed to have been struck under the general Aureolus who defected from Gallienus to join with Postumus.
