LOT 4144
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 266-267. Treveri mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Postumus, laureate and in military attire, standing to right, holding spear in his right hand and globe in his left. RIC V.4 316; AGK (corr.) 77; Cunetio 2444; Elmer 593. Near Very Fine.(3.30gr, 22mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4144
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus.
Estimate £25 - 35€29 - 41 (for guidance only)$34 - 47 (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: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
[...VS?] AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / ROMANORVM RENO, She-wolf standing right, head facing, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus). Cf. RIC V.5 1520. 4.41gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare legend of 'ROMANORVM RENO'.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius. AD 181. Rome mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, bare head of Divus Marcus Aurelius to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, wings spread and head to left. RIC 269; BMC 22; Cohen 83. 3.07gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Well-struck and attractively toned.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 313. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to right, head to left, raising hand and holding globe; R F across fields, R P in exergue. RIC VII 5. 2.69gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
