LOT 2924
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 264-265. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, emperor standing to right, holding globe and transverse spear; palm frond in exergue. RIC V 670; MIR 36, 1636d; RSC 1258. Extremely Fine.(3.84gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Ticinum mint; struck AD 320. 3rd officina. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / DOMINORVM NOSTRORVM CAESS, VOT ✷ V in two lines within wreath; star; T T in exergue. RIC VII 135 var. (unlisted officina). 2.74gr, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact. Extremely rare; unpublished officina with only three other examples on CoinArchives.
From a private, UK, collection. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Samosata mint; struck AD 260. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, turreted female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to Emperor standing to left, resting on spear; wreath in upper central field. RIC V 445; MIR 36, 1698m; RSC 705a. 4.31gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Carus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 283.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Lugdunum mint, 10th emission of Carinus and Numerian, AD 284. 2nd officina. Consecration issue. DIVO CARO PIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left, head to right; II in exergue. RIC V.2 29; Lyon 623. 3.43gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, collector.
