LOT 3682
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. Struck spring AD 274. Serdica mint.
6th emission. 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 3682
Aurelian BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 156-157. Rome mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head to right / TR POT XX COS IIII, Securitas seated to left, holding sceptre, on chair formed of two cornucopiae; S C across field. RIC III 967; BMCRE 2016. 25.02gr, 33mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Radiate and draped bust to right / Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 272. 2.20gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Carus AV Aureus. AD 282-283. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,040
IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IAE AVGG, Victory advancing to right, holding palm frond over left shoulder and wreath in her right hand; SMA in exergue. RIC V.2 122; Calicó 4290; Cohen-. 5.02gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG 53, 1698).
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 334, 29 May 2018, lot 132. Ex Nomos AG, Auction 17, 26 October 2018, lot 304 (dealer's ticket included).
