LOT 2915
Divus Valerian II AR Antoninianus. Died AD 258.
Rome mint. Consecration issue. DIVO CAES VALERIANO, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / CONSECRATIO, lighted altar. RIC V 24; MIR 36, 261k; RSC 13. Near Very Fine.(2.10gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Six [6] Roman BI Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various emperors. 21gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain British(?) mint. Contemporary local imitation. [...] PIVS [...], radiate and draped bust to right / Stylised figure standing facing, holding spear with right hand and branch with left. 1.77gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Light green patina; edge chipped. Very interesting reverse type.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 274-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Siscia mint. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, emperor standing to right, clasping hand of Concordia standing to left; XXIVI in exergue. RIC V.1 244; MER-RIC 2389 (temporary). 3.48gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
