LOT 2863
Anonymous AE Quadrans. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, AD 81-161.
Rome mint. Draped and helmetted bust of Minerva to right / Owl standing to left, head facing; S C across fields. RIC II 8; Cohen -. Very Fine.(2.38gr, 16mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Salonina, Augusta BI Antonianus. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 266. 2nd officina. SALON[INA AVG], diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / AVG [IN] PACE, Salonina seated to left, holding olive branch with right hand and transverse sceptre in left; MS in exergue. RIC V 58; MIR 36, 1374e; RSC 17. 2.69gr, 21mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Silvering almost fully intact. Flan crack at 6h.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 231. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P X COS III P P, Mars standing to left, holding spear with left hand and resting his right hand on shield set on ground. RIC IV 108; BMCRE 774; RSC 409. 3.49gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
This coin published at www.wildwinds.com; Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus springing to right; A below. RIC V.1 283 (sole reign); MIR 712b; RSC 979. 3.19gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
