LOT 3174
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Antioch mint; struck AD 285. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, emperor standing to right, holding parazonium and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; ЄΔ between, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 325. Very Fine.(3.81gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3174
Diocletian BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Maximinus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305-309.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
Aquileia mint; struck AD 305-306. 3rd officina. MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding sceptre over his right shoulder and shield on his left / VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN, Mars advancing to right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder; AQΓ in exergue. RIC VI 71b; Paolucci 141. 7.12gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Valerian II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 254-255.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Viminacium(?) mint. P LIC VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, sacrificial implements. RIC V.1 19 (Rome). 3.54gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 307. 1st officina. D N DIOCLETIANO P F S AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing imperial mantle and holding olive branch and mappa / QVIES AVGVSTORVM, Quies standing facing, head to left, holding branch and sceptre; N in right field; PLG in exergue. RIC VI 216; Cohen 430. 9.95gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
