LOT 3235
Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Treveri mint; struck AD 350. 2nd officina. IM CAE MAGN-ENTIVS AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding Victory on globe with right hand and standard with Chi-Rho banner with left; A in right field; TRS(crescent) in exergue. RIC VIII 266; Bastien 28; LRBC 51. Near Extremely Fine.(4.14gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Compton Dundon hoard.
FootnotesThe Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353.
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LOT 3235
Magnentius BI Centenionalis.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus AR Denarius. AD 37-41.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Lugdunum mint. Struck AD 40. C CAESAR • AVG • PON • M • TR • POT • III • COS • III, laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) to right / [DIVVS] AVG PATER PATRIAE, radiate head of Divus Augustus to right. RIC I 24; Lyon 177; RSC 7. 3.20gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Found by Robin Sykes in Yorkshire, UK, on 3 April 2006. Recorded with Simon Holmes at the Yorkshire Museum. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card by Jim Halliday. -
Valerian I BI Antoninianus. AD 253-260.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Samosata mint; struck circa AD 255-256. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to left / VIRTVS AVGG Valerian on left, holding spear and globe, and Gallienus on right, holding spear and Victory, both in military attire standing facing one another. RIC V.1 292 var. (bust to right); Cohen 277 var. (same); MIR 1681f. 3.74gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare with left-facing bust.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 145-147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and vertical sceptre in her left. RIC III 129; Cohen 226; BMCRE 521. 3.01gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Braintree, Essex, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-9F6A6F.
