LOT 3184
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Rome mint; struck late AD 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVIS STATOR, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding thunderbolt and long sceptre. RIC IV 85; RSC 115. Good Very Fine.(3.70gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding baton and cornucopia; globe at foot. RIC V.2 61. 2.43gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 310-313.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
London mint; struck AD 311-312. 1st officina. IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing facing, head to left, wearing modius, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 209b; C&T 7.05.011; RML 413. 3.81gr, 21mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £43
Alexandria mint; struck AD 301. 5th officina. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquid flows; XX in left field, Є over I in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 32a. 10.29gr, 26mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
