LOT 3666
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 265-266. Rome mint.
1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding olive-branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; A in left field. RIC V.1 236 (sole reign); MIR 570t. Very Fine. Extremely rare.(2.81gr, 22mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Trajan AR Denarius. AD 114-115. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Trajan's column, surmounted with statue of emperor; base ornamented by two eagles and bas-reliefs on pedestal. RIC II 356; BMCRE 565; Woytek 514v; RSC 284. 3.19gr, 20mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Agrippina I AE Sestertius. Circa AD 42-43. Rome mint.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust to right, with hair in long plait / TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large S C. RIC I 102 (Claudius); Cohen 3; BMCRE 219-221 (Claudius); BN 236. 27.48gr, 37mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly smoothed in the fields. Nice dark green patina.
Acquired on the UK market. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
4th officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMANΔ in exergue. RIC VII 86. 3.50gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, acquired before 2021. Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 21, 19 July 2022, lot 5411. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 1233. Property of a London antiquarian.
