LOT 3177
Maximian BI Antoninianus. AD 286-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 295. 1st officina. MAXIMIANVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVGG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; A in exergue. RIC V.2 408. Good Very Fine.(2.68gr, 24mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Galeria Valeria BI Nummus. AD 293-311.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £14
Cyzicus mint; struck circa AD 309-310. 4th officina. GAL VAL-ERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VENERI V-ICTRICI, Venus standing to left, holding apple and drapery; Δ and star across fields, MKV in exergue. RIC VI 58. 5.96gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Maximinus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305-308.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8
Serdica mint; struck AD 307-308. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, standing to left, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopia; star in left field, Δ(?) in right field; •SM•SD• in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 37. 6.91gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Rome mint; struck AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to right, drapery on far shoulder / VICTORIA AVG, Victory standing to right, drawing out fold of dress and holding branch downwards. RIC II 282 var. (bust type). 3.41gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
