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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Valerian AR Antoninianus. AD 253-260.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Samosata mint; struck AD 255-256. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOTA ORBIS, two Victories affixing shield inscribed S C on palm tree. RIC V.1 294 (Antioch) var. (bust type); MIR 1682e; RSC 280 var. (bust type). 3.60gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gratian AE Nummus. AD 367-383.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Antioch mint; struck AD 378-383. 1st officina. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCOR-DIA AVGGG, Roma helmeted seated facing, head to left, holding globe and spear; Θ to left, Φ over K to right, ANTA in exergue. RIC IX 45a; LRBC 2699. 2.79gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Siscia mint; struck AD 326-327. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors and two turrets, star above; •ASIS• in exergue. RIC VII 200. 2.97gr, 19mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
