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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Commemorative Series AE Follis. AD 330-354.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Treveri mint; struck under Constantine I, AD 330-331. 1st officina. CONSTANTINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted and mantled bust of Constantinopolis to left, sceptre over shoulder / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; TRP • in exergue. RIC VII 530. 2.11gr, 17mm, 5h
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 260-261. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LEG I ADI VI P VI F, capricorn to right. RIC V.1 315 (joint reign); MIR 982r; RSC 447. 2.08gr, 24mm, 7h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd; collector's old ticket and dealer's ticket included. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Arelate mint; struck AD 330-331. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between, star above; PCONST in exergue. 3.00gr, 17mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Beautiful dark green patina.
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, March 2004; Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
