LOT 3863
Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, A behind bust / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback to right, holding shield on left arm, about to throw a spear at a bare-headed enemy in front of the horse, shield and broken spear beneath the horse; [T]RP(crescent) in exergue. RIC 271. Good Very Fine.(3.77gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 261. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding standards in each hand. RIC V.2 59; RSC 67a. 2.54gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-271. Possibly Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[DIVO CLAVDI]O, radiate head to right / [CO]NSECRATIO, altar with flame above, divided in four squares with pellets. RIC V.1 261; MER-RIC 1275 (temporary). 1.47gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
C [...]VS AV, radiate and draped bust to right / T[...] AVG, Victory(?) standing to left, holding wreath and palm. Cf. RIC V.2 224. 4.33gr, 25mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
