LOT 3697
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 268-269. Mediolanum mint. 1st officina.
IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right and raising robe with her left hand; P in exergue. RIC V.1, 168; MER-RIC 26 (temporary). Extremely Fine.(3.91gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Julian II BI Double Maiorina. AD 361-363. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing right, two stars above, ΑΝΤΔ between palm branches in exergue. RIC 220; LRBC 264. 9.02gr, 29mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. With dark brown patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Roman Imperial, Tacitus and Gallienus Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Incuse of IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of P M TR [...] P P, Neptune standing facing, head to left, right foot on prow, holding trident with left hand; [...]C in exergue. For obverse cf. RIC V.1 83 (Tacitus); for reverse cf. RIC V.1 603 (Gallienus). 3.85gr, 26mm, 9h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. Struck AD 323-324. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRANQLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, PLON in exergue. RIC VII 287; C&T 9.05.039; RML 1055. 2.73gr, 19mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
