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LOT 3012
Divus Maximianus AE Follis. Struck under Maxentius, AD 311-312. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
IMP MAXENTIVS DIVO MAXIMIANO PATRI, veiled head of Divus Maximianus to right / AETERNAE MEMORIAE, domed hexastyle shrine with open door and surmounted by eagle standing to right, wings spread and head to left; RES in exergue. RIC VI 251; Drost 181. Near Very Fine. Rare.(5.67gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Classical Numismatic Group.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus helmeted and draped, standing to left, holding spear with left, and resting right hand on shield. RIC 6; RSC 381. 4.83gr, 21mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Dorchester Hoard. Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Galerius, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 303-305. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS N N, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; R(crescent)Q(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 112b. 8.60gr, 28mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
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.
