LOT 2935
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P XV P P, Neptune standing facing, head to left, right foot on prow, holding trident with left hand; VIIC• in exergue. RIC V.1 603 (sole reign); MIR 1638a; RSC 849. Near Extremely Fine.(3.07gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Divus Valerian II AR Antoninianus. Died AD 258.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint. Consecration issue. DIVO CAES VALERIANO, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / CONSECRATIO, lighted altar. RIC V 24; MIR 36, 261k; RSC 13. 2.65gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
![Group of Six [6] AR and AE Ancient Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/225521-s.jpg)
Group of Six [6] AR and AE Ancient Coins. 1st-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various rulers. 58gr total.
About Fine to Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper, BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mediolanum (Milan) mint; struck mid AD 268. 2nd officina. In the name of Postumus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right / CONCORD EQVIT, Concordia standing to left, holding patera with right hand and rudder with left; her right foot on prow of galley to left; S in exergue. RIC V.2 (Postumus) 373; RIC V.4 446; AGK (Postumus) 6a. 3.03gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Aureolus was an extraordinarily capable general who served under Valerian and Gallienus. He revolted against Gallienus in AD 267, who sieged him in the city of Mediolanum (Milan) where these coins were struck.
