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LOT 2965
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Samosata mint.
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left on shield, presenting Victory to emperor, standing to right. MIR 36, 1701g. Near Very fine. Very rare.(3.98gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Nerva AR Denarius. AD 97. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head to right / LIBERTAS PVB[LICA], Libertas standing to left, holding pileus and sceptre. RIC II 19; BMCRE 46; RSC 113. 3.40gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 109, 11 May 2023, lot 974. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 225. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding standard in each hand. RIC 139; BMCRE 220; RSC 52. 2.72gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
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Roman Bronze Forger's Coin Die. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Tiered tapering body, underside with a diademed profile bust facing left, and a worn legend surrounding. 8.51 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ancient coin dies are rare survivors into the present and are consequently regarded as significant numismatic objects. The present specimen seems to be the obverse of a Constantinian siliqua.
