LOT 2980
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268. In the name of Postumus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EQVIT, Mars walking to right, holding spear and shield; [T?] in exergue. RIC V.2 388; Cohen 441. Good Very Fine.(2.45gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2980
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Group of Thirty [30] Roman AE Coins. 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Various emperors. 149gr total.
Uncleaned 'as found' condition.
From the Fell Mill site, Shipston-on-Stour, UK. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Uncertain mint. Blank / [VIRTV]S AVG, Virtus, helmetted, standing facing, head to left, holding spear with left hand and resting right hand on shield. Cf. RIC V.1, 254 (Cyzicus). 2.76gr, 21mm.
Near Very Fine. Reverse brockage.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Ticinum mint; struck AD 319-320. 3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, vexillum inscribed VOT XX in two lines, bound captive to left and right; T T in exergue. RIC VII 114. 3.37gr, 20mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Intact silvering.
From a private collection, UK.
