LOT 2943
Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 257-258. IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / AP-OLINI [C]ONSERVA, Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch in his right hand and resting his left on lyre set on rock. RIC V.1 126 (joint reign) var. (bust); MIR 123l. Good Very Fine. Very rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.(2.70gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Claudius Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Antioch mint; struck AD 268-269. 8th officina. IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; H below. RIC V.1 197 var. (bust type); MER-RIC 1030 (temporary). 3.42gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 265-267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / SECVRIT PERPET, Securitas standing facing, head to left, legs crossed, leaning on short column and holding sceptre. RIC V.1 516 (Mediolanum, sole reign); MIR 591w; RSC 962. 4.44gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Uncertain mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right in military attire, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left. Cf. RIC V.2 848 (Unattributed). 3.10gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful olive green patina. Exceedingly rare; apparently the second known after RIC example and no other on the market since the last twenty years.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
