LOT 3238
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 260-268. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing to left, holding spear and resting hand on shield. RIC V.1 534 (sole reign); MIR 1147m; RSC 1236. Very Fine.(3.08gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 272-273.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Local imitation. [...]SV TETRICVS CAE[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 272. 3.29gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 276. 4th officina. IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding long caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; Δ in left field, star in right field. RIC V.1 65 (Gaul); MER-RIC 3325 (temporary). 4.65gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £40
Lugdunum mint; struck November-December AD 275. IMP C CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and scales. RIC V 14; BN 1403-5; Lyon 26. 4.47gr, 22mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Full silvering remaining.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
