LOT 3642
Group of Ten [10] Roman Imperial AE Coins. Circa 3rd-4th century AD.
Various emperors. Condition as seen.(32.37gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired in 1992.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius. AD 293-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
London(?) mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley to left; waves and Q[...] below. Cf. RIC V.2 55. 2.16gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
'C' (Camulodunum?) mint. Struck under Carausius, circa AD 286-circa 293. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVGGG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; S P across field; C below. Cf. RIC V 20. 5.10gr, 22mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Uncertain mint. IMP TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of obverse. 2.26gr, 17mm.
Very Fine. Brockage of obverse.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Brockage errors are caused when an already minted coin sticks to the coin die and impresses onto another blank that hasn't been struck yet, pressing a mirror image of the other coin into the blank.
![Group of Ten [10] Roman Imperial AE Coins. Group of Ten [10] Roman Imperial AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/page/show_image.php?filename=../upload/images/items/232075.jpg&width=0&height=110&crop=0&heightc=110&widthc=110)
![Group of Ten [10] Roman Imperial AE Coins. Group of Ten [10] Roman Imperial AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/page/show_image.php?filename=../upload/images/items/232075b.jpg&width=0&height=110&crop=0&heightc=110&widthc=110)