LOT 4089
Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. AD 150-151. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.(7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain.
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040.
Acquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4089
Antoninus Pius AV Aureus.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,500 (EUR 1,740; USD 2,025) +BP*
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 264-265. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding shield and spear; palm in exergue. RIC V 651; MIR 36, 1634d; RSC 632. 3.41gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.33. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 274. Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol walking to left, right hand raised, left holding globe, treading down one of two captives; B in left field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.1 364. 4.15gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Visigoths. Spain, Sisebut AV Tremissis. AD 621-621. Hispalis (Seville) mint.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
✠ ƧISEBYTYS RE, facing bust / ✠ ISPΛLIPIΥS, facing bust. MEC 232; CNV 219.35; cf. Miles, Visigoths 187(g). 1.46gr, 19mm, 6h.
About Mint State. Rare with retrograde S.
From the Brightwalton Collection. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
