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LOT 3290
Galerius, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 293-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 294. 2nd officina. MAXIMIANVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath with her right hand and anchor with left; B below. RIC VI -; Bastien 635; Cohen 130. Extremely Fine. Traces of silvering on both sides and overstruck(?) on reverse. Extremely Rare Variant; only one other example on CoinArchives (cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 41, 1125).(3.62gr, 22mm, 12h).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
FootnotesA well struck example of an extremely rare variant.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 266. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES AVG, Mercury standing to left, holding purse and caduceus; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 607 (Asia, sole reign); MIR 1667k; RSC 219. 4.03gr, 22mm, 11h
Good Very Fine. Fully intact silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius and Allectus AE Antoniniani Group. 286-296 AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Mixed group comprising: three Carausius Antoniniani of various issues, a London mint Allectus Antoninianus, and an Allectus Quinarius minted at Colchester. 16.09gr total, 19-22mm
Fine - Good Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint; struck AD 103-107. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Virtus standing to right, holding spear and parazonium, with foot on helmet. RIC II 204; BMCRE 230 corr.; Woytek 197b; RSC 402a. 3.19gr, 18mm, 7h
Near Extremely Fine. Toned; scratches and areas of delamination.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
