LOT 3594
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 268. Cologne mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COS IIII, Victory standing to right, raising her right hand to head and holding long palm branch in her left hand. RIC V.4 415; Elmer 586. Near Very Fine.(2.98gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3594
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI 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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Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 335. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, looking inwards, each holding spear and resting hand on shield; two standards between them, SMANH in exergue. RIC VII 88. 2.28gr, 17mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, 2006. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 117, 22 February 2024, lot 1329. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Antioch mint. 5th officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above, pellet within doorway, SMANTЄ in exergue. RIC VII 71. 3.38gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Hadrian AV Aureus AD 121-123. Rome mint.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS III, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and spear; shield at side, bow and quiver with arrows behind. RIC II.3 538; BMCRE 133; Calicó 1334. 49.56 grams total, 86 mm including case.
NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface 4/5; an outstanding example, certification number 6944543-001.
From the Isar Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 961. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
