LOT 3252
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Licinius II to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe; cross in left field, star in right field. Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.(4.07gr, 27mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
FootnotesWith an impression of the obverse on one side, and the reverse on the other, of the coin being counterfeited this ancient forger's casting mould would have been stacked with others, the molten metal being poured from above and allowed to cool.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Rome mint. 10th emission, AD 267-268. 5th officina. "Animal/ Mythical" series. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust to right / HERCVLI CONS AVG, boar running to right; [Є in exergue]. RIC V.1 202 (sole reign); MIR 729b; RSC 317. 3.48gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Treveri mint. Struck during the city's counter-revolt against Magnentius and Decentius in favor of remaining loyal to Constantius. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large Christogram; A ω across field. Cf. RIC VIII 332. 4.91gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Lucilla, Augusta AR Denarius. AD 164-182.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 164-169. LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / VENVS VICTRIX, Venus Victrix standing to left, holding Victory and shield set on ground to right. RIC III 786 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 45-4d; RSC 89. 3.45gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection.
