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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Aurelian, with Vabalathus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-272. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right / IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; A below. RIC V.1 381 corr. (rev. bust type); MER-RIC temp. 3102. 3.41gr, 22mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. Ticinum mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, two captives at foot of standard inscribed VOT XX; S(crescent)T in exergue. RIC 122. 2.72gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Delmatius as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 335-337. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
FL DELMA TIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, standard between two soldiers, SMANI in exergue. RIC 112. 1.37gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. With fine dark patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
