LOT 3368
Gratian BI 23mm. AD 367-383.
Rome mint; struck AD 378-383. 3rd officina. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / REPARATIO REIPVB, emperor standing facing, head to left, right hand raised, holding Victory on globe with left; kneeling woman to right on left, SMRT in exergue. RIC IX 43a. Very Fine.(7.54gr, 23mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at an UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's ticket included.
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Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Died AD 161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to right on altar, head turned to left. RIC III 431 [Aurelius]; RSC 156. 3.00gr, 18mm, 12h
Very fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
Tetricus I BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Local imitation. [I]MP C TETRICV[...], radiate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVG, pontifical implements. Cf. Cunetio 3003; cf. Normanby 1967. 2.48gr, 17mm, 2h
Very Fine - Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Mediolanum mint; struck circa AD 269-270. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F [AVG], radiate, draped, [and cuirassed?] bust to right, seen from behind / FIDES [MIL]IT, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand; S in exergue. Cf. RIC V 149; cf. Cohen 89; cf. MER-RIC 57. 2.92gr, 20mm, 5h
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
