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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Augustus AR Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head to right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing to left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP • X across fields, ACT in exergue. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; BMCRR Gaul 175-6; RSC 144; BN 1396-401. 3.56gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Light old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
Apollo Actius is honoured by Augustus in this reverse type for his victory at the Battle of Actium, where an ancient temple dedicated to Apollo overlooked the sea. Augustus also had the temple enlarged and renovated as an expression of his gratitude, and he similarly dedicated the Actian Games in further celebration. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. 2.54gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Alexandria mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constans standing to left, holding labarum with Christogram on banner and resting hand on shield; two bound captives kneeling before him; ALEB in exergue. RIC VIII 64. 5.27gr, 21mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
