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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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 5th officina. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, deer standing to right, head reverted; Є in exergue. RIC V.2 176 (sole reign); MIR 728z; RSC 153. 3.63gr, 21mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lugdunum mint; struck May-June AD 276. 3rd officina. IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to right, feeding serpent in arms. C-star across fields. RIC V.1 58; MER-RIC 3338. 3.52gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 260-268. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing to left, holding globe and spear; P in right field. RIC V.1 317 (sole reign); MIR 344a; RSC 1225a. 3.36gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
