LOT 3681
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270. Rome mint.
IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS [AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAET[ITIA AVG], Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor; XII in exergue. RIC V.1 22; MER-RIC 1207 (temporary). Very Fine.(3.05gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 246. Rome mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II in military dress standing to left, holding reversed spear with left hand and globe with right. RIC IV 218d var. (bust type); RSC 48 var. (same). 4.00gr, 24mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful toning.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 748. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Contemporary imitation of an uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Garbled legend around radiate and draped bust of Tetricus I to right. / Garbled legend imitating INVICTVS, Sol standing to left, holding whip and raising right hand. For prototype cf. RIC V.2, 82-84. 3.41gr, 19mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Nero AR Denarius. AD 67-68. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, laureate head to right / SA-LVS, Salus seated to left on ornamented throne, holding patera and resting left hand at side. RIC I 72; RSC 320. 3.05gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Iridescent toning.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
