LOT 3484
Aurelian, with Vabalathus BI Antoninianus. Struck November AD 270-March AD 272. Antioch mint; 2nd officina.
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; B 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). Good Very Fine.(3.57gr, 20mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 226. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax running to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC IV 168; BMCRE 363; RSC 187. 2.36gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol advancing to left, raising his right hand and holding whip with left; P in left field. RIC V.2, 316 note (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 213d. 2.44gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Macrinus AR Denarius. AD 217. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, and draped bust to right / P M TR P II COS P P, Annona standing to left, holding corn-ears and cornucopia; modius containing corn ears at feet. RIC IV 26; BMCRE 41; RSC 47a. 2.89gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
