LOT 2988
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Uncertain mint. IM[...]G, radiate head to right / Incuse of obverse? Very Fine. Brockage example.(2.60gr, 21mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Diva Faustina Senior AE Sestertius. Died AD 140/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe with right hand and lifting hem of skirt with left; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). 24.46gr, 33mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman, by family descent; collector's ticket included. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rome mint; struck AD 190. M COMM ANT P F-EL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI, Commodus seated to left on curule chair, holding branch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 212; RSC 555 bis; BMCRE 281. 3.19gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned with gold iridescence around devices.
Ex West Country, UK, collection. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 9th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / NEPTVNO CONS AVG, hippocamp to right; N below. RIC V.1 245 (sole reign); MIR 743b; RSC 667. 3.02 gr, 22 mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
