LOT 3004
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Rome mint. 12th officina. IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS [AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / LAETI[TIA AVG], Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor set on globe; XII in right field. Cf. RIC V.1 22; cf. MER-RIC 1202 (temporary). Good Very Fine.(2.43gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 351-353. 1st officina. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding Victory on globe with right hand and standard with Chi-Rho banner with left; RPLG in exergue. RIC VIII 112; Bastien 154; Lyon 139. 5.60gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353. -
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, two children below. RIC IV 226; BMCRE 1; RSC 525. 2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10
Rome mint; struck AD 265-267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERPET, Securitas standing facing, head to left, legs crossed, leaning on column with left arm and holding sceptre with right hand. RIC V.1 516 (Mediolanum, sole reign); MIR 591w; RSC 962. 4.58gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Almost complete original silvering.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
