LOT 2976
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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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP TETRICVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 136. 2.39gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
![Group of Fifty [50] Roman Imperial AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/247765-s.jpg)
Group of Fifty [50] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: Nummus and Antoninianus for various emperors and reverse types, plus a silver denarius of Septimius Severus. 144gr total, 14-27mm.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck AD 153-154. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Annona standing to left, holding two grain ears with her right hand and resting her left hand on modius set on prow. RIC III 231; RSC 291. 3.49gr, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
