LOT 2953
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 4th officina. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / APOLLINI CONS AVG, griffin walking to right; Δ in exergue. RIC V.1 165 (sole reign); MIR 718z; RSC 77. Near Extremely Fine.(3.05gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Divus Valerian II BI Antoninianus. Died AD 258.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck AD 258. 2nd-5th emission. DIVO CAES VALERIANO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, lighted altar. RIC V 24; MIR 36, 261g; RSC 12. 3.03gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Rome, mint; struck AD 77-78. CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / CE-RES AVGVST, Ceres standing to left, holding two grain ears and poppy in right hand, sceptre in left. RIC I 968; RSC 54. 3.44gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 86, 17 December 2023, lot 453 (wrongly attributed as Titus), dealer's ticket included. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 272-273.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Local imitation. [...]SV TETRICVS CAE[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 272. 3.29gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
