LOT 2938
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Samosata mint; struck AD 259. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, emperor standing to right, holding spear, receiving wreath from Roma standing to left, holding pear and shield, wreath in field above. RIC V.1 (joint reign) 457 var. (emperor receiving Victory); MIR 1704b; RSC 1266. Good Very Fine.(4.40gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. 3.28gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Very rare officina.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Julia Domna 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Uncertain mint. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing facing, head to left, holding incense box and sprinkling incense over lighted and garlanded altar to left. For prototype: RIC IV 572 (Severus); BMCRE 62; RSC 150. 2.56gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Traces of silver wash on both sides.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Lucius Verus AR Denarius. AD 161-169.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 168. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head to right / TR P VIII [IMP] V COS III, Aequitas seated to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC III 595 (Aurelius); BMCRE 481-482 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 318. 3.49gr, 18 mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Some delamination on obverse.
Property of a Norwich, UK, collector.
