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LOT 2964
Gallienus AE Antoninianus. AD 259. Samosata mint.
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Valerian, holding spear and globe, and Gallienus, holding spear and Victory, standing facing one another. RIC 457. Good Fine.(3.09gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left with raised right hand, holding globe with left; S P across field, PLN in exergue. RIC 116; CT 8.09.021. 2.99gr, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics, E-sale 35, 3 May 2017, lot 1545. Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Theodora AE 13mm. Struck under Constantine II, circa AD 337-340. Treveri mint. 2nd officina. Posthumous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL MAX THEO-DORAE AVG, mantled bust to right / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, carrying infant; TRS(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 91; LRBC 129. 1.08gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Faustina II AE As. AD 161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust to right / [PVDICITIA], Pudicitia seated to left, holding veil with right hand; in field, S C. RIC 1381; Cohen 186. 11.37gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
