LOT 4156
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 261. Treveri mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS II P P, emperor in military attire standing to left, holding globe and spear. RIC V.2 54 (Lugdunum); RSC 243a. Near Very Fine.(4.10gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4156
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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Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 146-147. Rome mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bare head to right / TR POT COS II, Spes advancing to left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left. RIC 437; BMC 615; Cohen 600. 3.03gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Philip I AV Aureus. Struck AD 245-247. 3rd emission. Rome mint.
Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ANNONA AVGG, Annona, draped, standing to left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius. RIC IV 28a; Calicó 3246; Biaggi 1378. 3.84gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 264-265. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding shield and spear; palm in exergue. RIC V 651; MIR 36, 1634d; RSC 632. 3.41gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.33.
