LOT 3692
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing to left, holding olive branch, club and lion skin. RIC V.2 67 (Lugdunum); RIC V.4 209; RSC 101a. Very Fine.(3.31gr, 22mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Severus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305. Ticinum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
SEVERVS NOB CAESAR, laureate head to right / VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN, Mars, helmeted, advancing to right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy in left hand over left shoulder; pellet in left field, PT in exergue. RIC VI 58a. 8.86gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Struck circa late AD 268-late AD 269. Antiochia mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IVVENTVS AVG, Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding club with his right hand and apple in his left, lion's skin hanging from his left arm; Δ in exergue. RIC V 213; RIC V online 1022; Cohen 136. 3.10gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Theodosius I AE Maiorina. AD 383-388. Cyzicus mint. Uncertain officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding standard and globe, left foot on captive; SMK[?] in exergue. RIC IX 25B. 5.49gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
