LOT 3155
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Mediolanum mint; struck circa AD 269-270. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F [AVG], radiate, draped, [and cuirassed?] bust to right, seen from behind / FIDES [MIL]IT, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand; S in exergue. Cf. RIC V 149; cf. Cohen 89; cf. MER-RIC 57. Extremely Fine.(2.92gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 320. IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP, two Victories standing, holding shield supported by column inscribed VOT P R in two lines; back to back captives between P-L in exergue. RIC VII 82. 3.61gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 300-301.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £14
Antioch mint. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; K in left field, Δ over H in right field, ANT in exergue. RIC VI 54a. 9.67gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Group of Ten [10] Roman AR Coins. 1st century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Various rulers. 27.54gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
