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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Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 310-313.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
London mint; struck AD 311-312. 1st officina. IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing facing, head to left, wearing modius, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 209b; C&T 7.05.011; RML 413. 3.63gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 270. 2nd officina. IMP QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILIT, Fides standing to left, holding two standards, S in exergue. RIC V.1 52 var. (bust type); MER-RIC 1116 (temporary). 1.96gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Serdica mint. 6th emission, spring AD 274. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). 5.02gr, 23mm, 7h.
Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796.
