LOT 3459
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Antioch mint.
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Hercules standing to right, looking left, holding apple and resting right hand on club; VIIC• below. RIC -. Very Fine.(3.60gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Aelius, Caesar AE As. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. Rome mint.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
L • AELIVS CAESAR, bare head to right / TR POT COS II, Pannonia standing facing, head left, holding vexillum upright on ground, gathering up dress with right hand; S C beneath PANN-O across fields. RIC II.3 2661 (PANNONIA). 14.16gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Galeria Valeria BI Nummus. AD 309-310. Heraclea mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GAL VALERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding up apple and raising drapery; star in left field, HTΔ in exergue. RIC VI 43. 6.04gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Herennia Etruscilla, Augusta AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 249-251. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing facing, head to left, holding hand over child tugging at hem of drapery on left, and cornucopia. RIC IV 55b (Decius); RSC 8. 4.32gr, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Some deposits on reverse.
From the Ortiz collection.
