LOT 3475
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Struck circa mid 270-August 270. Rome mint. 6th officina.
IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENT AVG, Providentia standing to left, holding baton over globe and long scetpre; ς in right field. RIC V.1 94 var.; MER-RIC 483 (temporary); Normanby 946. Good Very Fine.(2.63gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Philip II AR Antoninianus. AD 246-248. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SAECVLARES AVGG, goat standing to left; III in exergue. RIC IV 224; RSC 72. 4.36gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 187-188. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Genius standing facing, head to left, holding patera and grain ears. RIC III 167; BMCRE 245; RSC 532. 3.16gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, treading on captive seated to left. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 89 (Lugdunum); cf. RSC 377a (Lugdunum). 3.78gr, 22mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
