LOT 3268
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Rome mint; struck AD 268-269. IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing to left, feeding serpent rising from altar out of patera and holding sceptre. RIC V.1 98; MER-RIC 184 (temporary). Good Very Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact.(2.92gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Siscia mint. 4th officina. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CON-SERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle at feet on left, holding wreath; Δ in right field, SIS in exergue. RIC VI 231a var. (thunderbolt instead of Victory). 3.22gr, 21mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Julia Domna AR Denarius. AD 193-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 211-217. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust to right / VESTA, Vesta standing facing, head to left, holding palladium and sceptre. RIC IV 390 (Caracalla); BMCRE 29 (Caracalla); RSC 230. 3.11gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
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Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 270-273.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Local imitation. [...]RICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / [...]TAS AVG[...], pontifical implements. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 255 & 258. 2.06gr, 15mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
