LOT 3011
Aurelian, with Vabalathus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Antioch mint; struck November AD 270 - March AD 272. 8th officina. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; H below / VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right. RIC V.1 381 corr. (reverse bust type); BN 1258-61. Good Very Fine.(2.86gr, 22mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 5th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, doe walking to left, head reverted: Є in exergue. RIC V.2, 177 (sole reign); MIR 727b; RSC 154. 4.47 gr, 22 mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 337-350.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 348-350. 1st officina. D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constans standing to left on galley holding phoenix on globe and labarum with Christogram; at stern sits Victory, steering the ship; TESA below. RIC VIII 109. 4.60gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 3rd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; ΓSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 2.45gr, 18mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Somer original silvering remaining.
From a private, UK, collection.
