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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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 261. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding standards in each hand. RIC V.2 59; RSC 67a. 2.54gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Valentinian I BI Nummus. AD 367-375. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[D N VALENTINIAN]VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA RO]MANORVM, emperor walking to right, head turned back, holding labarum emblazoned with christogram and dragging captive; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 14a (Siscia). 2.65gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory flying to right, holding garland, shield at either side of feet; star in right field. RIC IV 161; BMCRE 235; RSC 300. 3.12gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
