LOT 3056
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 285/6. 1st officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; A in left field. RIC V.2 41. Extremely Fine.(3.50gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Eight [8] BI Roman Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various emperors. 20.92gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AE As. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Rome mint; struck AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, holding snake-entwined wand; in right field, globe set on ground; S C across fields. RIC IV 553a. 10.84gr, 27mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine. Nice dark green patina with brown highlights.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Six [6] Mixed Roman Coins. 1st century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Various emperors. 17.25gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
