LOT 3357
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 284-305.
Alexandria mint; struck AD 301. 5th officina. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquid flows; XX in left field, Є over I in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 32a. Very Fine.(10.29gr, 26mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Group of Twelve [12] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Various emperors. 99gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Vespasian AE As. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate head to right / Altar with double panelled door; S C across fields, PROVIDENT in exergue. RIC II.1 316. 11.64gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 213; RSC 167. 5.59g, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
