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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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Circa AD 287-290. Uncertain mint (Londinium?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
[IMP CARA]VSIVS P AVG, radiate and draped bust(?) to right / [SALVS A]VG, Salus standing facing, head to left, feeding serpent, rising from altar, out of patera with her right hand and holding long sceptre in her left. Cf. RIC V.5 1552e. 3.58gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC IV 254; BMCRE 900; RSC 546. 2.91gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic BI Antoninianus. AD 269-270. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; V in left field, star in right field. RIC V.2 118 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.01gr, 21mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 1201. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
