LOT 3264
Maximian BI Nummus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Siscia mint; struck AD 295. 1st officina. IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head to left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; A in right field, (star)SIS in exergue. RIC VI 85b. Extremely Fine. Full silvering.(9.65gr, 28mm, 11h).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Treveri mint; struck AD 302-303. 2nd officina. IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head to left, modius on head, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; S-F across fields, IITR in exergue. RIC VI 515a. 11.20gr, 28mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Much silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 280. 2nd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing facing in spread quadriga, head to left, holding whip and reins, and raising hand; C M below, XXIS in exergue. RIC V.2 911; probuscoins.fr 4198. 4.68gr, 23mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 266. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES AVG, Mercury standing to left, holding purse and caduceus; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 607 (Asia, sole reign); MIR 1667k; RSC 219. 4.03gr, 22mm, 11h
Good Very Fine. Fully intact silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
