LOT 3585
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.(3.44gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above, pellet within doorway, SMANTЄ in exergue. RIC VII 71. 3.38gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. London mint. Legionary issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Illegible inscription, radiate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Illegible inscription, boar standing to right. Cf. RIC V.5 1898. 2.92gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Macrinus AR Denarius. AD 217-218. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC IV 73; BMCRE 66-67; RSC 33b. 3.98gr, 20mm, 6h.
Mint State. Beautiful light cabinet tone.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 24, 3 December 2022, lot 2970. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 481. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
