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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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Aquileia mint; struck AD 321. 2nd officina. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath with jewel at apex containing VOT • V in two lines; • AQS [•] in exergue. RIC VII 89. 3.12gr, 18mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Near full silvering. Very rare bust variant.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Galerius, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 293-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Treveri mint; struck AD 302-303. 1st officina. MAXIMIANVS NOBIL CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, wearing modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; S F across fields, ITR in exergue. RIC VI 508b. 9.03gr, 28mm, 6h
Good Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
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Carausius AE Antoniniani Group. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1) Uncertain mint. [VIRTVS CAR]AVSI, radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / [PA]X AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre. Cf. RIC V 891. Very rare type. 2) Uncertain mint. Illegible inscription, radiate and draped bust to right / PA[X AVG], Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre. Cf. RIC V 900. 3) Rotomagus(?) mint. [I]MP C[...]AVSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right / [FORTV]NA AVG, Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Cf. RIC V-2, Rotomagus 639; cf. Webb 696. Scarce type. 7.23gr total, 19-21 mm.
Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK.
