LOT 3569
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 256-260. Samosata mint.
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, emperors, both holding sceptre and patera, facing each other, sacrificing at altar; star in field above. RIC V.1 447 (Asia, joint reign); MIR 1684m; RSC 792b. Near Extremely Fine. High silver content.(3.30gr, 22mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 1173.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3569
Gallienus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and vertical sceptre with left. Cf. RIC V.5 1236d. 2.49gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. Struck January-June AD 276. Cyzicus mint. 4th officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Victory standing to right, holding palm frond over her left shoulder and presenting wreath to emperor standing to left, extending his right hand and holding long sceptre in his left. RIC V.1 208; MER-RIC V Online 4045 (temporary). 4.70gr, 24mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COS V, Victory standing to right, her right hand raised to head, holding palm branch with left. RIC V.4 424; Elmer 591. 2.01gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
