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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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Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing to left, holding cornucopia in left hand and extending right hand to child; Δ in right field. RIC V.1 5 (Gallienus); Cohen 39. 2.78gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Bronze Forger's Coin Die. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Tiered tapering body, underside with a diademed profile bust facing left, and a worn legend surrounding. 8.51 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ancient coin dies are rare survivors into the present and are consequently regarded as significant numismatic objects. The present specimen seems to be the obverse of a Constantinian siliqua. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / OQIPM AVG(?), female figure standing to left, holding cornucopia with left hand and patera with her right. 4.66gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Thick flan.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
