LOT 3197
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 11th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / SECVRIT AVG, Securitas standing facing, head to left, legs crossed, holding sceptre with right hand and leaning on column with left elbow; XI in right field. RIC V.1, - (cf. 100; radiate and cuirassed bust); MER-RIC 536 (temporary). Extremely Fine. Full silvering. Extremely Rare Variant; no other examples on CoinArchives.(3.45gr, 20mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 7th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDV[X], Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder with right and cornucopia with left hand; Z in right field. RIC V.1, 41; MER-RIC 496 (temporary). 3.65gr, 23mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 8h; double struck.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 260-261. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LEG I ADI VI P VI F, capricorn to right. RIC V.1 315 (joint reign); MIR 982r; RSC 447. 2.08gr, 24mm, 7h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd; collector's old ticket and dealer's ticket included. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Antioch mint; struck AD 284. 4th officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG, Diocletian standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; Δ between; XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 324. 3.83gr, 20mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
