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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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Antioch mint; struck AD 276-282. 7th officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLEMENTIA TEMP, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre, receiving Victory set on globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; Z between, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 922. 3.71gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ΓSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.17gr, 18mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Black patina with brown highlights.
From a private collection, UK. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, on ornate high-backed chair, holding corn ears, poppy and cornucopia; EPHE (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC II.1 1428; RPC II 830; BMCRE 453; RSC 67. 3.41gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
