LOT 4140
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269. Treveri mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IMP X COS V, Victory standing to right, holding wreath and palm. RIC V.2 289 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 144a. Very Fine.(2.56gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4140
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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Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT V in two lines within wreath; ASIS(star) below. RIC 161. 3.82gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. AD 150-151. Rome mint.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. 7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain. Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Honorius AR Siliqua. AD 395-402. Mediolanum mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath; in exergue, MDPS. RIC X 1226; RSC 63†. 1.08gr, 15mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
