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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Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD early-September 275. 4th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing to left, holding standard in each hand; Q in lower left central field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.1 20; MER-RIC 3193 (temporary). 4.86gr, 23mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck February-March AD 244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing to left, legs crossed, holding sceptre and resting her left arm on column. RIC IV 151; RSC 327. 3.87gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 258-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 269-270. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / AEQVIT-AS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 137; MER-RIC 55 (temporary). 2.32gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine. Dark green patina. Flan crack at 12h.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
