LOT 3471
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. Struck in the name of Postumus, mid AD 268. Mediolanum mint. 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. Very Fine.(3.59gr, 22mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Tiberius, as Caesar, AE Semis. AD 12-14. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, laureate head to right / ROM ET AVG, front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels and stylized figures; altar flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory standing vis-à-vis, each holding palm frond and wreath. RIC 246; BMC 588; Cohen 38. 4.66gr, 20mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Cyzicus mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding standard with cross on the banner and resting other hand on shield; in front two bound captives, kneeling to left with their heads turned towards one another; star in left field; SMKЄ in exergue. RIC VIII 84. 4.05gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 270. Uncertain mint. Possibly contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to right, head to left. Cf. RIC V.1 266. 2.11gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
