LOT 3394
Barbarouns Imitations of Tetricus BI Antoniniani Group. AD 271-274.
Three barbarous imitations of Tetricus' issue; all from the same dies. (8.44gr total).
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015;
From Abelita family collection.
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LOT 3394
Barbarouns Imitations of Tetricus BI Antoniniani Group.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 1st officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left; P in exergue. RIC V.1 168 var. (bust not cuirassed); MER-RIC 26 (temporary). 4.67gr, 21mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
City Commemorative AE 14mm. AD 330-354.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Constantinople mint; struck under Constantine I, AD 330. 2nd officina. POP ROMANVS, laureate and draped bust of Genius to left, cornucopia at shoulder / Milvian Bridge over the River Tiber, CONS B in two lines above. RIC VIII 21; LRBC 1066. 1.13gr, 14mm, 5h
Near Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VICTORIA A•VG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 171; MER-RIC 33, note b (specimen no. 51446 in Vienna). 4.47gr, 23mm, 11h
Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining. Extremely rare variant of reverse legend.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
