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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Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck mid-late AD 270. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing to left, holding box of perfumes and sacrificing over altar to left. RIC V 57; AGK 18a. 2.64gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £90 - 120 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 11th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / SOLI CONS AVG, bull standing to right; XI in exergue. RIC V 285; Cohen 983; MIR 749b. 3.05gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 282. 4th officina. IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; D in left field. RIC V.2 119; probuscoins.fr 179. 4.87gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Collector's note '1' on reverse.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
