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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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Treveri mint; struck AD 274. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVGG, Salus standing to left, feeding serpent rising from altar and holding anchor. RIC V.2 126. 3.08gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 244-247. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; shield at side. RIC IV 44; RSC 169. 3.66gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very 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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Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 270-273.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Local imitation. [...]RICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / [...]TAS AVG[...], pontifical implements. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 255 & 258. 2.06gr, 15mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
