LOT 2937
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
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. Good Very Fine.(4.31gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint. 12th officina. IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS [AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / LAETI[TIA AVG], Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor set on globe; XII in right field. Cf. RIC V.1 22; cf. MER-RIC 1202 (temporary). 2.43gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AE As. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 130-133. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head to right; drapery on far shoulder / CAPP-A-DOCIA, Cappadocia, wearing turreted headdress, standing to left, holding Mount Argaeus and vexillum; S C across fields. RIC II.3 - (unrecorded bust type) (cf. 1641-1647); BMCRE - (same) (cf. 1729-1734). 11.18gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Unrecorded bust type.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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. 3.84gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
