LOT 3237
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 260-268. 7th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / VICTORIA AET, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding wreath and palm; Z (retrograde) in left field. RIC V.1 (sole reign) 297; MIR 588a; RSC 1071b. Good Very Fine.(2.85gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £44
Rome mint; struck AD 239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma, helmetted and in military dress, seated to left on shield, holding Victory and spear. RIC IV 38; RSC 312. 4.08gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Treveri mint; struck AD 268. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. RIC V.2 309 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 396; RSC 159a (Colonia Agrippinensis). 4.11gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ticinum mint; struck AD 290-292. 3rd officina. IMP C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter standing to left, head to right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, eagle to left, two standards to right; TXXIT in exergue. RIC V.2 228. 3.13gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
