LOT 4152
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 263. Treveri mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing to left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. RIC V.2 58 (Lugdunum); RSC 39a. Good Very Fine.(3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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LOT 4152
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319. Siscia mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines above altar inscribed with pellet; ASIS• in exergue. RIC VII 59. 3.29gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Baldwin's, London, UK. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantius II AE 15mm. AD 347. Siscia mint. Uncertain officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTI-VS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IA AVGG, Victory walking to left, head to right, holding wreath in each hand; Christogram in right field; [mintmark in exergue]. Cf. RIC VIII 180. 1.03gr, 15mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Found North Lincolnshire, UK. -
Gordian III AV Aureus. AD 239. Rome mint.
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P II COS P P, Pax, draped, standing facing, head to left, holding branch in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. RIC IV 22; Calicó 3215. 4.99gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Well centred, lovely lustrous metal. Previously graded NGC XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5 "scuffs, edge filing" (#6822193-001). Very rare; one recorded example on OCRE, eight recorded examples on CoinArchives.
Ex Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3114 (16/1/2024), Lot 33264 ("From the Dynasty Collection, #V"). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
