LOT 3665
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 261. Mediolanum mint. "Legionary series" issue. 2nd emission.
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / LEG II ITAL VI P VI F, she-wolf standing to right, head facing, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus). RIC V 329; MIR 36, 992n; RSC 472. Very Fine. Rare.(3.93gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Julian II BI Double Maiorina. AD 361-363. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing right, two stars above, ΑΝΤΔ between palm branches in exergue. RIC 220; LRBC 264. 9.02gr, 29mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. With dark brown patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Diva Faustina I AE Sestertius. Struck after AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe and lifting hem of skirt; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). 26.04gr, 35mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Constans BI Nummus. AD 337-350. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CONSTANS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath and palm; palm in centre field; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC 206 (Treveri). 1.52gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
