LOT 3156
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 260-261. "Legionary series" issue. 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. Near Extremely Fine.(4.27gr, 22mm, 12h).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, collector.
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £62
Treveri mint; struck AD 322. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and mantled bust to left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and mappa in left / BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, altar inscribed VO-TIS XX, surmounted by globe, three stars above; STR• in exergue. RIC VII 353. 2.88gr, 18mm, 6h
Near Mint State.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ticinum mint; struck AD 275. 5th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding two standards; VXXT in exergue. RIC V.1 8; MER-RIC-. 3.64gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining. Very Rare; only five examples on CoinArchives.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Postumus(?) BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Local imitation. Blundered legend, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopiae with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 75 (Lugdunum) and 315 (Cologne). 2.43gr, 17mm, 1h
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
