LOT 3255
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 285-286. 3rd officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears over modius with her right hand and cornucopia with her left; C in right field. RIC V.2 77; Cohen 410; Bastien 13. Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.(4.13gr, 22mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 260. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [VIC]TORIA GERMAN, Victory, on the left, standing to right, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left, facing Gallienus, on the right, standing to left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left; in field above, star. RIC V.1 452 (joint reign; uncertain Asian mint); Cohen 1173; MIR 1607b. 3.82gr, 20mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Much silvering remaining.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Valerian I AR Antoninianus. AD 253-260.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 253-254. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / APOLINI PROPVG Apollo standing to right, drawing bow. RIC V 74; MIR 36, 44d; RSC 25. 3.44gr, 22mm, 11h
Good Very Fine.
From a London collection, 1990s. -
Maximian BI Antoninianus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 289. 2nd officina. IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERCVLI INVICTO AVGG, Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding club with left hand and Victory on globe with right; S in left field. RIC V.2 365; Cohen 266. 4.24gr, 24mm, 7h
Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
