LOT 3091
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 138-161.
Rome mint. Struck AD 141-143. ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P COS III, laureate and draped bust to right, seen from rear / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to left, holding scepter with left hand and feeding from patera serpent coiled around altar to left; S C across fields. RIC III 635b; Banti 342; Cohen 711. Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Nice brown patina with green highlights.(24.49gr, 31mm, 12h).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 3091
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint; struck AD 269-271. 5th officina. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and transverse sceptre with left; V in left field, star in right field. RIC V.2 118 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 526; Elmer 682; AGK 14b. 3.43gr, 20mm, 12
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Galerius, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 293-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 294. 2nd officina. MAXIMIANVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath with her right hand and anchor with left; B below. RIC VI -; Bastien 635; Cohen 130. 3.62gr, 22mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Traces of silvering on both sides and overstruck(?) on reverse. Extremely Rare Variant; only one other example on CoinArchives (cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 41, 1125).
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
A well struck example of an extremely rare variant. -
Mixed AE Coin Group. 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Group comprising: mixed early and late bronzes. 288gr total
As found.
Found Berkshire, UK.
