LOT 2968
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Treveri mint; struck AD 260. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, treading on captive seated to left. RIC V.2 89 (Lugdunum); RSC 377a (Lugdunum). Good Very Fine.(3.34gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint. Struck AD 271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre with right hand and resting his left hand on shield set on ground. RIC V.2 78 (uncertain Southern Gallic mint). 2.62gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. IM[...]G, radiate head to right / Incuse of obverse? 2.60gr, 21mm.
Very Fine. Brockage example.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 231. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P X COS III P P, Mars standing to left, holding spear with left hand and resting his right hand on shield set on ground. RIC IV 108; BMCRE 774; RSC 409. 3.49gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
This coin published at www.wildwinds.com; Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
