LOT 4134
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck 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). Very Fine.(3.53gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4134
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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Valentinian II AE 13mm. AD 383-392. Cyzicus mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left with trophy and dragging captive; Christogram in left field, SMKA(?) in exergue. RIC IX 26a. 0.66gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus AV Aureus. AD 260-268. Rome mint.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
GALLIENVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars, draped, standing to left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left. RIC V.1 90e; Göbl 406l. 2.70gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine. Exceptionally Rare; no others on CoinArchives, thus the first to come to auction in at least 20 years.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 98-117. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[IMP CAES TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P?], laureate and draped bust to right / [SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS?], Felicitas in long drapery standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 671. 22.46gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
