LOT 3567
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Samosata mint.
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; [pellet? below] / VICTORIA AVG, Victory standing to right with palm, presenting wreath to emperor standing to left with spear; wreath above, pellet in exergue. RIC 450; MIR 1702b. Good Very Fine.(3.79gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
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LOT 3567
Gallienus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 333-336. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA EX]ERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMHA(star) in exergue. RIC VII 138 (r4). 2.38gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Aurelian, with Vabalathus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-272. Antioch mint. 7th officina.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; Z below / VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right. RIC V.1 381 corr. (rev. bust type); MER-RIC 3110. 3.34gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 314. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol, nude but for chlamys, standing facing, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding globe in his left; R F across fields, R(star)P in exergue. RIC VII 22. 2.85gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Beautiful green patina. Rare with this bust.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
