LOT 3361
Maximian BI Antoninianus. AD 286-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 290-291. 1st officina. IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre surmounted by Victory / IOVI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle at foot; A in exergue. RIC V.2 384. Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.(4.10gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Maximinus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305-309.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £36
Alexandria mint; struck AD 308-310. 6th officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius, wearing modius, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; K in left field, S over P in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 100a. 6.53gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 330. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, holding inverted spears and leaning on shields, two standards between them; RFS in exergue. RIC VII 328. 2.40gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 258-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 269-270. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / AEQVIT-AS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 137; MER-RIC 55 (temporary). 2.32gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine. Dark green patina. Flan crack at 12h.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
