LOT 3700
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-271. Possibly Rome mint.
[DIVO CLAVDI]O, radiate head to right / [CO]NSECRATIO, altar with flame above, divided in four squares with pellets. RIC V.1 261; MER-RIC 1275 (temporary). Near Very Fine.(1.47gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Circa late AD 270-early AD 271. Mediolanum mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, lit altar with four panels on face, each with pellet; T below. RIC V 261. 3.55gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-337. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear and resting hand upon shield; two signa between them; RFT in exergue. RIC 329. 3,01gr, 18mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Repatinated.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 147-148. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, laureate head to right / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing to left, holding corn-ears over modius and anchor; COS IIII in exergue, S C in fields. RIC 840. 27.51gr, 33mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
