LOT 3244
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 265-268. 6th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; ς in right field. RIC V.1 193 (sole reign) var. (bust type); MIR 586a. Near Extremely Fine.(2.86gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Alexandria mint; struck AD 321-324. 2nd officina. IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing to left, holding Victory on globe and leaning on eagle-tipped sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left, captive seated to right; XIIΓ in right field, SMAL•B in exergue. RIC VII 32 (r5). 3.02gr, 20mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare with this mintmark.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 198-200. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head to right / VICTORIAE AVGG FEL, Victory standing to left, holding wreath over shield set on low base. RIC IV 144b; BMCRE 139; RSC 719. 2.83gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 269-270. 3rd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax running to left, holding olive-branch and sceptre; T in exergue. Cf. RIC V.1 157; cf. MER-RIC 60 (temporary). 2.35gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
