LOT 3608
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.(3.34gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp-gate with no door and two turrets; star above, SMANTΓ in exergue. RIC VII 74. 3.25gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 268. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC V.2 318 (Colonia Agrippensis); RSC 215b. 3.36gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 291. 'SP' mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre; S P across fields. RIC V.5 3271. 3.27gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
