LOT 2947
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVG, Apollo standing to left, holding laurel branch and leaning on tripod to right; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 610 (Asia, sole reign); MIR 1670k; RSC 927a. Near Extremely Fine. Fully intact silvering.(3.36gr, 22mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Galerius BI Nummus. AD 305-311.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 308-309. 1st officina. GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / VIRTVTI EXERCITVS, Virtus advancing to right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder; A in left field, MKV in exergue. RIC VI 47. 7.06gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Duke of Argyll (d.1949) collection; Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 277. IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, Mars advancing to right, holding spear and trophy; III in exergue. RIC V.2 38; probuscoins.fr 159; Bastien 194. 4.12gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 260-268. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / LAETITIA AVG, Laetitia standing facing, head to left, holding wreath with right hand and supporting anchor with left. Cf. RIC V.1 489 (sole reign) (mintmark in exergue). 3.56gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From a London, UK, collection 1990s.
