LOT 3582
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, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3582
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus.
Estimate £15 - 20€17 - 23 (for guidance only)$20 - 27 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and cornucopia; S P across fields. Cf. RIC V.2 475. 3.64gr, 23mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 223. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [PROVI]DENTIA DEO[RVM], Providentia standing to left leaning on column, holding wand over globe and cornucopiae; S C across fields. RIC IV 597; Cohen 515; BMCRE 141. 20.23gr, 31mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 1089. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 293-295. London mint.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding branch and vertical sceptre; S Λ across fields, MSL in exergue. RIC V.2 28; Burnett 15; Webb 27. 4.80gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Pleasant green patina.
Found Colchester, Essex, UK. Acquired from Den of Antiquity in 2017. Private collection, New York, USA.
