LOT 3229
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 263-265. 2nd officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left, wheel beneath seat; S in exergue. RIC V.1 194a (sole reign); MIR 546g; RSC 279a. Extremely Fine. Full silvering.(3.31gr, 23mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 3229
Gallienus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Geta as Caesar AE 'Limes Denarius'. AD 198-209.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck at the frontiers of the empire, based on an issue minted in Rome under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-205. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, young, bareheaded and draped bust to right / PRI-NC IV-VENTVTIS, Geta, in military dress, standing to left, holding baton and sceptre; trophy to right. For prototype: RIC IV 18 var. (branch instead of baton); RSC 157b. 2.56gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Trebonianus Gallus BI Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint. IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing to left, raising both hands. RIC IV 41. 2.75gr, 21mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 330. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, holding spears and leaning on shields, two standards between them; RFS in exergue. RIC VII 328. 2.22gr, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
