LOT 2951
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 263-265. 6th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left, wheel beneath seat; ς in exergue. RIC V.1, 194a (sole reign); MIR 546g; RSC 279a. Extremely Fine.(3.76 gr, 20 mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Salonina BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Antioch mint; struck AD 264-265. SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CERERI AVG, Ceres seated to left, holding ears of corn and torch; palm frond below. RIC V 90 var. (nothing in exergue); MIR 36, 1637e; RSC 22a corr. (rev. legend). 3.52gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Ten [10] BI Roman Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various emperors. 25.11gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rome mint; struck AD 190. M COMM ANT P F-EL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI, Commodus seated to left on curule chair, holding branch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 212; RSC 555 bis; BMCRE 281. 3.19gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned with gold iridescence around devices.
Ex West Country, UK, collection.
