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LOT 3005
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 302-303. Thessalonica mint. 3rd officina.
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, pouring liquid from patera and holding cornucopia; Γ in right field, TS in exergue. RIC 23a. Very Fine.(10.21gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
[...] AVG, radiate head to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. 3.33gr, 19mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Very unusual type for imitative issue.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 270-274. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[...]RICVS IV C[...], radiate and draped bust to right / [...]ΛSITΛ(?), pontifical implements. Cf. RIC V.2 258 and RIC V.4 772-3. 1.29gr, 16mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 223. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M T[R P XIII] COS III P P, Sol, radiate, advancing to left, raising right hand and holding whip; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 538. 18.14gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex London Ancient Coins, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
