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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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / NEPTVNO REDVCI, Neptune standing to left, holding dolphin and trident; prow of ship to left below. RIC V.2 76 (Lugdunum); RSC 205a (Lugdunum). 3.13gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Ostrogoths, Athalaric AV Solidus. Dated AD 530-539. Ravenna or Rome mint. Pseudo-imperial issue, in the name of Justinian I.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
D N IVSTINIANVS P Γ AVC (partially ligate), diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing slightly to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield with horseman motif on arm / VICTORIA AVCCC (pellet) A, Victory standing to left, holding long voided cross; star to left, COMOB in exergue, pellets at end of exergual line. Ladich 4 var. (no pellet in legend; Rome); MEC I 122 var. (same; Rome); BMC Vandals 4 (Ravenna); Roma XXV, lot 1137 (same dies). 4.40gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine. A gem of Migrationary coinage. Very rare.
From the Brightwalton Collection. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Otacilia Severa AV Aureus. AD 246-248. Rome mint.
Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC IV 125a var. (obv. legend), cf. 129; Calicó 3264 var. (same). 4.55gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare with this obverse legend. Signs of altered surface, otherwise an attractive coin.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
