LOT 3155
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 5th officina. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, deer standing to right, head reverted; Є in exergue. RIC V.2 176 (sole reign); MIR 728z; RSC 153. Good Very Fine.(3.19gr, 21mm, 2h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Treveri mint; struck 332-333. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear in his outer hand and placing his inner hand on shield set on ground; between them, two signa; TR•S in exergue. RIC VII 537. 2.26gr, 17mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Glossy dark green patina.
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, 26 February 2004. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain mint. Imitative issue. [...] VICTOΡINVS P Ε ΔCF(sic), radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITI AVG[...], Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor. For prototype, cf. RIC V.4 585. 2.60gr, 19mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla, as Caesar AE As. AD 196-198.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 196-197. [M AVR] ANTONINVS C[AES], bare-headed and draped bust to right, seen from rear / SEVERI [AVG P II FIL], lituus, knife, patera, jug, simpulum, and sprinkler; S C in exergue. RIC IV 404; Cohen 586; BMCRE 615. 10.75gr, 25mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
