LOT 3242
Florian BI Antoninianus. AD 276.
Cyzicus mint; struck AD July-August 276. 3rd officina. IMP FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Victory standing to right, presenting wreath to Florian standing opposite, holding spear; T in exergue. RIC V 116; MER-RIC 4530. Good Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining.8 in. (3.23gr, 22mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman;
From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included.
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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Serdica mint. 6th emission, spring AD 274. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). 5.02gr, 23mm, 7h
Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Rome mint; struck AD 120-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust to right with slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P [C]OS III, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left, leaning against column. RIC II.3 394; BMCRE 170-173; RSC 1155a. 2.69gr, 18mm, 6h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Mars standing to left, holding spear and shield. RIC V.2 148. 4.41gr, 23mm, 7h
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009; From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
