LOT 3358
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 287-288. 1st officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSER AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand, eagle at foot left; A in right field, SML in exergue. RIC V.2 35. Very Fine.(3.67gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included.
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Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Rome mint. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015. -
Gratian AE Nummus. AD 367-383.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Antioch mint; struck AD 378-383. 1st officina. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCOR-DIA AVGGG, Roma helmeted seated facing, head to left, holding globe and spear; Θ to left, Φ over K to right, ANTA in exergue. RIC IX 45a; LRBC 2699. 2.79gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Contemporary imitation from an irregular mint. IMP C POSTVM[...], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 57 (Lugdunum). 3.30gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included.
