LOT 3667
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Rome mint.
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard and sceptre; H in right field. RIC V.1 192a var. (N in field); MIR 601a. Good Very Fine. Very rare.(2.66gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Incuse of laureate head or bust to right / Incuse of laureate head or bust to right. 4.60gr, 26mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Julian II AR Siliqua. Struck spring AD 360-26 June 363. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
D N CL IVLI-ANVS AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VOTIS V MVLTIS X in four lines within laurel wreath with large central jewel; TR(palm) below. RIC VIII 365; RSC 157†b. 2.06gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Attractively toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308-310. Nicomedia mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
1st officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO AVGVSTI CMH (ligate), Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; SMNA in exergue. RIC VI 54a. 6.34gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
