LOT 3627
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 291-292. London mint.
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, B E across field; MLX[XI] in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 98. Near Very Fine. Pierced.(3.27gr, 23mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3627
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £15 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Emperor standing facing, head to right, holding spear with right hand and globe in left. RIC V.2 83 (Lugdunum) and 325 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 331a. 3.71gr, 21mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 291. 'SP' mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Maxininus I AR Denarius. AD 235. Rome mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P P P, Emperor with lance between two standards. RIC 1. 3.04gr, 22mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
