LOT 3464
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
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. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 89 (Lugdunum); cf. RSC 377a (Lugdunum). Good Very Fine.(3.78gr, 22mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Licinius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317. Aquileia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGG NN, Concordia, draped, standing to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia; AQS in exergue. RIC VII 12. 2.62gr, 21mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Ticinum mint.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
IMP C PROBVS AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to right, feeding serpent; V to left, TXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 499 var. (star to right); probuscoins.fr 304. 2.97gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Nero AE Sestertius. Circa AD 65. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
NERO • CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG [GER P M TR P IMP P P ?], laureate head to left, globe at point of bust / Emperor on horseback to right, holding spear; behind him, soldier on horseback to right, holding vexillum; S C across fields, DECVRSIO in exergue. Cf. RIC I 437. 25.90gr, 34mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
