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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Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308-309. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
3rd officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopia; crescent in left field, Γ in right field; ANT in exergue. RIC VI 106a. 5.79gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius. Struck AD 171. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
IMP • M • ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head to right / PRIMI DECENNALES COS III S C in five lines within wreath. RIC III 1006; MIR 18, 219-6/30; Banti 241. 29.63gr, 31mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 26, 8 July 2023, lot 4494 (since professionally cleaned and re-worked). From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 236. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 16; BMCRE 105; RSC 99a. 3.15gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
