LOT 3713
Aurelian, with Vabalathus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-272. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right / IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; A below. RIC V.1 381 corr. (rev. bust type); MER-RIC temp. 3102. Near Very Fine.(3.41gr, 22mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Antioch mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONSER AVG, Serapis standing to left, raising hand and holding sceptre; Γ in exergue. RIC V.1 201; MER-RIC 1021 (temporary). 3.00gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 308/9. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing on throne, head to left, holding globe and spear, within hexastyle temple with wreath in pediment and and statues as acroteria; H in left field, R Q in exergue. RIC VI 202a. 6.85gr, 25mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 263. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia standing to left, holding baton and cornucopia, globe at foot left. RIC V.1 159 (joint reign). 3.13gr, 22mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
