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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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath; BSIS(star) below. RIC VII 163. 3.20gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection. -
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor AE Antoninianus. AD 293-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
'C' (Camulodunum?) mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROV[I]D AVG, Providentia standing to left, holding globe in right hand and cornucopia in left; S P across fields, C in exergue. RIC V.2 94; Burnett, Coinage 160. 3.89gr, 24mm, 6h.
About Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint; struck AD 75. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / PON MAX TR P COS VI, Securitas seated to left, holding branch in her right hand and resting her left elbow on throne. RIC II 772; RSC 366. 3.07gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
