LOT 3640
Macrinus AE Sestertius. AD 217. Rome mint.
IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Fides standing facing, head to right, with foot set on helmet, holding standard in each hand; S C in exergue. RIC IV 141; Banti 28. Near Extremely Fine. Tooled and smoothed.(22.77gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 272-273. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. RIC V.2 272; RIC V.4 759. 3.09gr, 21mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand; XXIϛ in exergue. RIC V.1 87; MER-RIC 3502 (temporary). 3.36gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
