LOT 3142
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 12th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, antelope walking to left; XII in exergue. RIC V 181; MIR 36, 750b; RSC 165. Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.(3.62gr, 21mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 262-263. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing facing, head to right, holding spear in right hand and placing his left on shield set on ground. RIC V.4 207; Cunetio 2400; Elmer 190. 3.50gr, 23mm, 2h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Crispina, Augusta AE As. AD 178-182.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint. CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / CERES, Ceres, veiled and draped, seated to left on chest, holding corn-ears and long torch; S C across fields. RIC III 674; Cohen 4; BMCRE 426. 9.08gr, 26mm, 11h
Very Fine. Light green patina.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Ticinum mint; struck AD 285. 6th officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; VIXXIT in exergue. RIC V.2 222; Cohen 201. 3.64gr, 22mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
