LOT 3271
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Rome mint; struck AD 268-269. IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES EXERCI, Fides standing to left, holding standard and transverse standard. RIC V.1 34 var. (Fides standing to right). Very Fine.(3.71gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
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Julian II BI Nummus. AD 360-363.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Heraclea mint. 1st officina. D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; HERACLA below. RIC VIII 105. 2.84gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 258-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 269-270. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / AEQVIT-AS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 137; MER-RIC 55 (temporary). 2.32gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine. Dark green patina. Flan crack at 12h.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Rome mint; struck circa late AD 120-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian to right / P M TR P COS III / Libertas seated to left on throne, holding branch in her right hand and sceptre in her left; LIB PVB in exergue. RIC II.3 367; BMC 286; Cohen 903. 3.43gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
