LOT 2981
Claudius Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Antioch mint; struck AD 268-269. 8th officina. IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; H below. RIC V.1 197 var. (bust type); MER-RIC 1030 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine.(3.42gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Anonymous Lead Tessera. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Fortuna standing to left, holding cornucopiae and rudder / DP. Rostowzew 2307; CNG e341, 333. 1.35g, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain British(?) mint. Contemporary local imitation. [...] PIVS [...], radiate and draped bust to right / Stylised figure standing facing, holding spear with right hand and branch with left. 1.77gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Light green patina; edge chipped. Very interesting reverse type.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck AD 265-268. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / MART-I PACIFERO, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding olive-branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; A in left field. RIC V.1 236 (sole reign); MIR 570a; RSC 617a. 3.28gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
