LOT 3349
Carinus, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 282-283.
Ticinum mint; struck AD 282. 3rd officina. M AVR CARINVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVT, prince standing to left, holding globe and spear, captive seated to left; TXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 182; Cohen 97. Very Fine.(3.94gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Justinian I AV Solidus. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Constantinople mint; struck AD 542-565. 10th officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left / VICTORIA AVGGG I, Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by Staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; CONOB in exergue. DOC 9j; MIBE 7; SB 140. 4.29gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Contemporary imitation from an irregular mint. IMP C POSTVM[...], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 57 (Lugdunum). 3.30gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding baton and cornucopia; globe at foot. RIC V.2 61. 2.43gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
