LOT 2946
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 265-268. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / MART-I PACIFERO, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding olive-branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; A in left field. RIC V.1 236 (sole reign); MIR 570a; RSC 617a. Very Fine.(3.28gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Uncertain mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right in military attire, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left. Cf. RIC V.2 848 (Unattributed). 3.10gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful olive green patina. Exceedingly rare; apparently the second known after RIC example and no other on the market since the last twenty years.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / [VI]RTVS AVGG, Virtus standing facing, head to left, holding spear with left hand and leaning his right on shield set on ground. RIC V.2 148. 4.58gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
![Group of Twenty-Five [25] Ancient AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/218026-s(1).jpg)
Group of Twenty-Five [25] Ancient AE Coins. 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Various types. Mostly with handwritten coin identification tickets. 118gr total.
Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman, by family descent.
