LOT 3146
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ORIE-NS AVG, Sol standing facing, head to left, raising his right hand and holding whip in left; P in exergue. RIC V.1 494; MIR 1211e; RSC 685a. Very Fine.(3.84gr, 21mm, 12h).
ProvenanceFrom a London collection, 1990s.
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LOT 3146
Gallienus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 259. 2nd officina. IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate bust to right / P M TR P VII COS, veiled emperor seated to left, holding globe with right hand and short sceptre with left; MS in exergue. RIC V.1 310; RSC 826. 4.67gr, 22mm, 5h
Good Very Fine. Near full silvering remaining. Very rare variant.
From a London collection, 1990s. -
Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 186. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P [XI IMP VII COS V P P], emperor standing to left on platform, addressing four soldiers; [S C] across fields, [F]ID EXERCI[T] in exergue. RIC III 468b; Cohen 136; BMCRE 580. 22.18gr, 29mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Diva Matidia AR Denarius. Died AD 119.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Rome mint; struck under Hadrian AD 119-120. Consecration issue. DIVA AVGVSTA MATIDIA, draped bust to right, wearing hair coiled and piled on top of head above triple stephane / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left on scepter, with wings displayed. RIC II.3 2462; RSC 6. 3.55gr, 19mm, 7h
Near Extremely Fine. Old cabinet tone with traces of blue and gold iridescence around the devices.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, lot 1079; Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, Auction 15, 21 May 2022, lot 48 (dealer's ticket included).
