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.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Local imitation(?). DIVO CL[...], radiate head to right / [...]RATIO, altar with flame above, divided in four squares with pellets. Cf. RIC V.1 261. 2.14gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Rome mint; struck AD 129-130. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, bare-headed and draped(?) bust to left / IVSTITIA AVG COS III P P, Justitia seated to left on throne, holding patera in her right hand and long sceptre in her left; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II, part 3 1228. 23.94gr, 35mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Charming brown patina with green highlights. Very Rare.
Ex Arts Classica, Auction XV, 1930, lot 1552. Ex Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), Sale 174 - N.Y.I.N.C. Auction Ebert I & Sess. B, 11 January 2013, lot 5213. -
Augustus AV Aureus. 27 BC-AD 14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Lugdunum mint; struck 2 BC-AD 4. [CAESA]R AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER [PATRIAE], laureate head to right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing, each togate and resting hand on shield; spear behind each shield, lituus and simpulum above, [C L] CAESARES in exergue. RIC I 206; BMCRE 513-18; Calicó 176; Lyon 81; BN 1648. 7.76gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
