LOT 3683
Aurelian, with Vabalathus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-272. Antioch mint. 7th officina.
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; Z below / VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right. RIC V.1 381 corr. (rev. bust type); MER-RIC 3110. Very Fine.(2.83gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard and sceptre; H in right field. RIC V.1 192a var. (N in field); MIR 601a. 2.66gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Diva Faustina I AE Dupondius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust to right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETER-NITAS, Pietas standing to left by altar, raising right hand and holding box of incense with left. RIC III 1161 (Pius) var. (DIVA FAVSTINA). 10.41gr, 24mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Dark green patina. Extremely rare with this obverse legend.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89.
