LOT 3231
Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 258. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LEG I MIN VI P VI F, Minerva standing to left, holding Victory, spear and shield. RIC V.1 322 (joint reign); MIR 988n; RSC 459a. Good Fine.(3.98gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lugdunum mint; struck AD March-April 276. 4th officina. IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing to left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia; Δ A across fields. RIC V.1 65; MER-RIC 3314 (temporary). 3.84gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 213. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate head to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 236; BMCRE 62; RSC 166. 2.81gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Constantius II AR Reduced Siliqua. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Arelate mint; struck AD 355-360. 1st officina. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX in four lines within wreath with jewel at apex; PCON in exergue. RIC VIII 261 and 291. 1.34gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
