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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Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89. -
Julian II AE 22mm. AD 360-363. Contemporary imitation. Imitating possibly Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Bull standing to right; two stars above. For prototype: cf. RIC VIII 411-3. 6.58gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 156-157. Rome mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head to right / TR POT XX COS IIII, Securitas seated to left, holding sceptre, on chair formed of two cornucopiae; S C across field. RIC III 967; BMCRE 2016. 25.02gr, 33mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
