LOT 2940
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 259. 2nd officina. IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate bust to right / P M TR P VII COS, veiled emperor seated to left, holding globe with right hand and short sceptre with left; MS in exergue. RIC V.1 310; RSC 826. Good Very Fine. Near full silvering remaining. Very rare variant.(4.67gr, 22mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London collection, 1990s.
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Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, AR Denarius. AD 140.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Rome mint. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right / AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head to right. RIC III 417a. 3.04gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Two [2] AE Ancient Coins. 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Various types. 1.26gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Salonina BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Antioch mint; struck AD 264-265. SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CERERI AVG, Ceres seated to left, holding ears of corn and torch; palm frond below. RIC V 90 var. (nothing in exergue); MIR 36, 1637e; RSC 22a corr. (rev. legend). 3.52gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
