LOT 2979
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Mediolanum mint. Struck in the name of Postumus, mid AD 268. 3rd officina. 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 (Postumus) 388; RIC V.4 450; AGK (Postumus) 111b; RSC (Postumus) 441. Good Very Fine.(2.85gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2979
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 4th officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; ΔSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 3.34gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 4.28gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine. Struck on a thick flan; dark green patina with brown highlights. Some original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK. -
Constantius I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 297-299.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Cyzicus mint. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO AVG ET CAESARVM NN, Genius standing facing, head to left, holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopia; KB in exergue. RIC VI 11a. 8.91gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK antiquarian.
