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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Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint. Struck AD 270. 10th officina. [IMP C] M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MAR-TI PACIF, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; X in left field. RIC V.1 24 var. (not cuirassed); MER-RIC 1187 (temporary). 2.60gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining. Flan crack at 2h.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 326. FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above, STR (pellet in crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 477. 2.98gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
