LOT 3710
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. Struck November AD 270. Siscia mint. 2nd officina.
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GENIVS ILLVR, Genius standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera; standard to right, S to inner right. MER-RIC 1991 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine. Very rare.(4.09gr, 23mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom a 19th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Leo I AE 11mm. AD 457-474. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Lion crouching to left, head to right. Cf. RIC X, 673-4. 1.21gr, 11mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. Struck AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. 4.45gr, 22mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Scratches on obverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. Including two old coin tickets. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 263. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy. RIC V.2 57 (Lugdunum); RSC 273a. 3.49gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
