LOT 3299
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Serdica mint. 6th emission, spring AD 274. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.(5.02gr, 23mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceEx Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796.
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LOT 3299
Aurelian BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 213; RSC 167. 5.59g, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 3rd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELIC TEMPO, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and sceptre; T in exergue. RIC V.1 145 var. (bust type); MER-RIC 35 (temporary). 3.01gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 310-313.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
London mint; struck AD 311-312. 1st officina. IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing facing, head to left, wearing modius, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 209b; C&T 7.05.011; RML 413. 3.81gr, 21mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
