LOT 2880
Antoninus Pius AE Dupondius. AD 138-161.
Rome mint. Struck AD 143-144. British Victory issue. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, radiate head to right / IMPERATOR, Victory flying to right, holding trophy with both hands, pointing upward to right; S C across lower fields. RIC III 724; Cohen 435. Good Fine.(14.36gr, 26mm, 12h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Antioch mint; struck AD 267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P XV P P, Neptune standing facing, head to left, right foot on prow, holding trident with left hand; VIIC• in exergue. RIC V.1 603 (sole reign); MIR 1638a; RSC 849. 3.07gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. 270-274 AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 272-273. C PIV ESV TETR[ICVS CAE]S, radiate and draped bust to right / [SPES P]VBLI[CA], Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. RIC V.2 272; RIC V.4 759. 2.60gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Double struck.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Diva Faustina Senior AE Sestertius. Died AD 140/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe with right hand and lifting hem of skirt with left; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). 24.46gr, 33mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman, by family descent; collector's ticket included.
