LOT 3546
Otho AR Denarius. AD 69. Rome mint.
IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head to right / PONT MAX, Ceres standing to left, holding corn ears and cornucopia. RIC I 20 note; BMCRE 9; RSC -. Near Very Fine. Rare.(3.16gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Licinius II as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317-320. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D N VAL LIC LICINIVS NOB C. laureate and cuirassed bust of Licinius II as Caesar to left, holding mappa in his right hand and sceptre in his left / IOVI CONSER-VATORI CAESS, crescent and B across field, Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding globe and leaning on sceptre, SMAL in exergue. RIC 25. 3.75gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. With a fine dark patina and some silvering.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 260-261. Mediolanum mint. Legionary issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LEG I ADI VI P VI F, capricorn to right. RIC V (joint reign) 315; Cunetio 1437. 3.49gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Leo I AE 11mm. AD 457-474. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Lion crouching to left, head to right. Cf. RIC X, 673-4. 1.21gr, 11mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
