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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Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 293-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
London mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and transverse sceptre with left; S A across fields, ML in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 33. 3.43gr, 19mm, 1h
Near Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Died AD 140/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint. Struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head to left, holding torch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 356 (Pius); BMCRE 399 (Pius); RSC 96. 3.50gr, 18mm, 5h
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned with golden iridescence around the devices on obverse.
Ex Spink, dealer's ticket included. Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Uncertain mint. [...]RAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / PA[X AV]G, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre. Cf. RIC V.2 880. 2.02gr, 19mm, 3h
Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain type of Quintillus.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
