LOT 2933
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 9th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / NEPTVNO CONS AVG, capricorn to right; N below. RIC V.1 245 (sole reign); MIR 732b; RSC 667. Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Very rare officina.(3.28gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 10th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, antelope standing to left; X in exergue. RIC V.1 179 (sole reign); MIR 744b; RSC 158. 2.94gr, 24mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
'C' (Camulodunum?) mint; struck AD 286-287. IM[...]VS P F(?) AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAE[...] AVG, Laetitia standing facing, head to left, holding wreath with right hand and anchor with left; C in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 258. 2.75gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 3rd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; ΓSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 2.45gr, 18mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Somer original silvering remaining.
From a private, UK, collection.
