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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Galerius, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 293-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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. 3.62gr, 22mm, 12h
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).
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
A well struck example of an extremely rare variant. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Treveri mint; struck AD 266-267. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Emperor standing facing, head to right, holding spear with right hand and globe in left. RIC V.2 83 (Lugdunum) and 325 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 331a. 3.63gr, 20mm, 1h
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London collection, 1990s. -
Nero & Drusus Caesar AE Dupondius. Died AD 31 and 33, respectively.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rome mint; struck AD 37-38. NERO ET DRVSVS CAESARES, Nero and Drusus Caesar on horseback riding to right, cloaks flying behind them / C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT around large S • C. RIC I 34 (Gaius); BMCRE 44. 16.27gr, 28mm, 5h
Very Fine. Smoothed.
Ex German art market, 2000s; Acquired from an EU collector living in London; From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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