LOT 3401
Commemorative Series AE Follis. AD 330-354.
Rome mint; struck AD 330-331. 4th 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; RBQ in exergue. RIC VII 338. Near Extremely Fine.(1.87gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Trajan Decius AR Antoninianus. AD 249-251.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Antioch mint; struck AD 249-251. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 29c; RSC 113a. 3.80gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 4th officina. COR SALONIN[A AV]G, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / IVNONI CONS AVG, antelope walking to left; Δ in exergue. RIC V.1, 16 (sole reign); MIR 725cc; RSC 70. 2.13gr, 23 mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Small die break on reverse. Some toned silvering remains.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Contemporary imitation. IMP C POSTVMVS [...], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing facing, head to left, holding cow's udder with right hand and cornucopia with left. Cf. RIC V 330. 2.61gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
