LOT 4157
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270. Antioch mint.
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to left / VIRTVS AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding spear and shield. RIC V 225; RIC V online 1061. Near Very Fine.(3.00gr, 21mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4157
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Constantius Gallus, as Caesar AE Centenionalis. AD 351-354. Constantinople mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing fallen horseman; S between pellets and star to left; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 117. 4.60gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Valerian I AV Aureus. AD 255. Rome mint.
Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LIBERALITAS AVGG, Liberalitas standing to left, holding tessera and cornucopia. RIC V.1 43; Biaggi 1439; Calicó 3425. 2.27gr, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AV Aureus. Struck AD 76. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to left / Heifer standing to right; COS VII above. RIC II.1 842; BMCRE 178; Calicó 621. 7.25gr, 21mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine. Sharply struck on broad flan, boasting a fine portrait of Vespasian. Previously NGC graded AU Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, Fine Style, Brushed, cert. number 6556713-004.
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 13, 17 June 1954, lot 656. Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 35, 16 June 1967, lot 37. Ex Hess-Leu, Auction 45, 12 May 1970, lot 496. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 138, 18 May 2023, lot 665. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
