LOT 3170
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 263-265. 2nd officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left, wheel beneath seat; S in exergue. RIC V.1 194a (sole reign); MIR 546g; RSC 279a. Extremely Fine. Full silvering.(3.31gr, 23mm, 11h).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 3170
Gallienus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £62
Treveri mint; struck AD 322. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and mantled bust to left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and mappa in left / BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, altar inscribed VO-TIS XX, surmounted by globe, three stars above; STR• in exergue. RIC VII 353. 2.88gr, 18mm, 6h
Near Mint State.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Decentius, as Caesar BI Centenionalis. AD 350/1-353.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Ambianum mint; struck AD 351-352. D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, two Victories holding between them shield, inscribed VOT V MVLT X in four lines, staurogram above; AMB(crescent) in exergue. RIC VIII 18. 4.43gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Colonia Agrippinensis; struck AD 271-272. IMP TETRICVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding two ensigns. RIC V.1 71; RIC V.4 708; Elmer 783; AGK 3g. 1.71gr, 19mm, 6h
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
