LOT 3151
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 260. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [VIC]TORIA GERMAN, Victory, on the left, standing to right, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left, facing Gallienus, on the right, standing to left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left; in field above, star. RIC V.1 452 (joint reign; uncertain Asian mint); Cohen 1173; MIR 1607b. Good Very Fine. Much silvering remaining.(3.82gr, 20mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 323-324. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath encircling VOT •X•; PLGC in exergue. RIC VII 221. 2.69gr, 18mm, 1h
Good Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Siscia mint; struck AD 320. 4th officina. CONST-ANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, two captives seated at the base of standard inscribed VOT XX in two lines; S F across upper fields, HL (ligate) in right field; ΔSIS(star within crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 127. 2.92gr, 19mm, 8h
Extremely Fine. Black patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Ticinum mint; struck AD 320. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, wreath enclosing VOT ✷ XX in two lines; S T below. RIC VII 130. 3.14gr, 19mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Almost intact silvering. Very Rare; no other example on CoinArchives.
From a private collection, UK.
