LOT 3485
Aurelian, with Vabalathus, BI Antoninianus. AD 270-272. Antioch mint. 5th(?) officina.
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; Є(?) 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 3107. Very Fine.(3.32gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Julian II AE 30mm. Struck circa AD 361-363. Siscia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8
D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVB, bull standing to right, two stars above;(palm)ASISC(wreath) in exergue. RIC VIII 419. 8.18gr, 30mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Philip I AE Sestertius. AD 246. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / [ANN]ONA AVGG, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; S C across field. RIC IV 168d; Cohen 29. 18.22gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near 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. -
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 327-329. Heraclea mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, pearl-diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, lowering branch and raising robe with right hand; •SMHЄ in exergue. RIC VII 95; LRBC 893. 2.84gr, 18mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
