LOT 3343
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 308-324.
Treveri mint; struck AD 310-313. 1st officina. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing facing, head to left, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; T-F across fields, PTR in exergue. RIC VI 845b. Near Extremely Fine.(4.15gr, 23mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Aelius, Caesar AE As. AD 136-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Rome mint; struck AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head to right / TR POT COS II, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising skirt with left; S C across fields. RIC II.3 2695; Cohen 56; Banti 33-4; BMCRE 1914-16 (Hadrian). 12.32gr, 29mm, 5h
Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Dark green patina.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Quietus BI Antoninianus. AD 260-261.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Samosata mint. IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / APOLINI CONSERVA, Apollo standing to left, holding branch and lyre. RIC V.1 3; MIR 1728f; RSC 3. 3.70gr, 20mm, 6h
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Contemporary struck forgery. Uncertain mint. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. Cf. MIR 36, Tafel 136, Zf 78; cf. Cunetio 2792. 3.67gr, 20mm, 6h
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining. An interesting issue with reverse type from Postumus issues (cf. AGK 45).
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
