LOT 2949
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 9th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / NEPTVNO CONS AVG, hippocamp to right; N below. RIC V.1 245 (sole reign); MIR 743b; RSC 667. Near Extremely Fine(3.02 gr, 22 mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint. Struck AD 270-271. [DIVO C]LAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATI[O], altar with flame above, divided in four squares with pellets. RIC V.1, 261; MER-RIC 1275 (temporary). 2.94 gr, 19 mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Diva Faustina Senior AE Sestertius. Died AD 140/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe with right hand and lifting hem of skirt with left; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). 24.46gr, 33mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman, by family descent; collector's ticket included. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ΓSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.43gr, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Black patina with brown highlights.
From a private collection, UK.
