LOT 3077
Anonymous Æ Quadrans. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, AD 81-161.
Rome mint. Gryphon to left, touching wheel with front paw / Tripod; S C across fields. RIC II 28. Very Fine.(1.77gr, 15mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £196
Treveri mint; struck AD 322. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, PTR• in exergue. RIC VII 341. 3.23gr, 18mm, 7h
Extremely Fine. Beautiful glossy, olive green patina.
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, 17 August 2004; Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Contemporary struck forgery. Uncertain mint. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. Cf. MIR 36, Tafel 136, Zf 78; cf. Cunetio 2792. 3.67gr, 20mm, 6h
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining. An interesting issue with reverse type from Postumus issues (cf. AGK 45).
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Victorinus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 271.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Colonia Agrippinensis mint. [DIVO] VICTORINO PIO, radiate head to right / [PROVI]DENTIA AVG, Providentia standing to left, holding baton and cornucopia, globe at feet. RIC V.2 88 (Southern mint); RIC V.4 635-6. 2.56gr, 19mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, collector.
