LOT 3141
Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 260-261. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LEG I ADI VI P VI F, capricorn to right. RIC V.1 315 (joint reign); MIR 982r; RSC 447. Near Very Fine.(2.08gr, 24mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman;
From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd; collector's old ticket and dealer's ticket included.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. [IM]P C M [...]OSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing facing, head to right, holding globe with right hand and spear with left. RIC V.2 106 var. (Postumus' head to left on reverse); RIC V.4 97 var. (same); Bastien 67 var. (same). 12.49gr, 29mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Dark olive green patina. Apparently unpublished variant.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Camulodunum mint. [IMP] CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ORIE[...], Sol walking to left with right hand raised, holding whip in left; C below. RIC V.2 294. 2.33gr, 24mm, 8h
Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £140
Rome mint; struck AD 246. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II in military dress standing to left, holding reversed spear with left hand and globe with right. RIC IV 218d var. (bust type); RSC 48 var. (same). 4.00gr, 24mm, 1h
Extremely Fine. Beautiful toning.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 748.
