LOT 3326
Commemorative Series AE Follis. AD 330-354.
Lugdunum mint; struck under Constantine I, AD 332. 1st officina. VRBS ROMA, bust of Roma to left, wearing crested helmet and imperial mantle / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above; (pellet-in-crescent)PLG in exergue. RIC VII 257. Good Very Fine.(2.18gr, 16mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at an UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's ticket included.
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Salonina, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 257-258. SALONINA AVG, draped and diademed bust to right, set on crescent / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing to left, holding spear and patera. RIC V.1 29 (Gallienus); MIR 227b; RSC 60. 3.20gr, 22mm, 5h
Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from GB Collection, 26 May 2016, no.05254. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / SALVS AVG, Salus standing to right, feeding serpent in her arms. RIC V.2 67 (Southern Mint) and 122 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 3.43gr, 23mm, 8h
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Unattributed mint; struck AD 287-293. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / P[AX] A[V]G, Pax standing to left, holding branch and long sceptre. RIC V.2 880; Webb 985. 3.68gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector.
