LOT 3239
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 264. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P XII C VI P P, emperor on horseback to left, raising right hand and holding spear with left. RIC V -; Cohen 840; MIR 1621i. Good Very Fine. Extremely rare type; only one other example on CoinArchives (Paul-Francis Jacquier 45, 1040; hammer: EUR 380).(3.21gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Valerian II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 256-258.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 256. VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / IOVI CRESCENTI, infant Jupiter riding goat to right. RIC V.1 3 (Lugdunum); MIR 907e. 2.99gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri (Trier) mint; struck early-mid AD 270. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and transverse sceptre with left; V in left field, star in right field. RIC V.2 118 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 526; Elmer 682; AGK 14b. 3.41gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
London mint; struck circa AD 291-292. IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre, B E across field; MLXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 98. 2.69gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
