LOT 4130
Gallienus AV Aureus. AD 260-268. Rome mint.
GALLIENVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars, draped, standing to left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left. RIC V.1 90e; Göbl 406l. Near Extremely Fine. Exceptionally Rare; no others on CoinArchives, thus the first to come to auction in at least 20 years.(2.70gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4130
Gallienus AV Aureus.
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000€6,960 - 9,280 (for guidance only)$8,100 - 10,800 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£3,000 (EUR 3,480; USD 4,050) +BP*
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Commodus AV Aureus. Struck AD 178. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30,000 - 40,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15,000
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TR P III IMP II COS P P, Castor, nude but for cap and short cloak, standing to left, holding horse by bridle in right hand and spear in left. RIC III 648 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE 774 (same obv. die); Calicó 2337b (same rev. die as illustration); Biaggi 1014 (same rev. die as illustration). 7.31gr, 20mm, 11h.
Mint State. A truly spectacular specimen.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 377, 20 October 2022, lot 5892 (hammer: EUR 30,000). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Hostilian, as Ceasar, AV Aureus. Dated AD 251. Rome mint.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
C VALES(sic) HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Prince, in military attire, standing to left, holding baton in right hand and spear in left. RIC IV 181a (Trajan Decius-misdescribed) var. (obv. legend); Calicó 3318 (misdescribed) var. (obv. legend); Biaggi 1406 (same dies). 4.01gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare with this obverse legend.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 236-237. Rome mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding two signa. RIC 18a; BMC 137; Cohen 9. 3.42gr, 21mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
