LOT 3669
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 260-262. Rome mint.
8th officina. SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right on crescent / VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing to left, holding helmet and sceptre, shield at foot. H in right field. RIC V.1, 31. Very Fine.(2.82gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Romano-British Imitation of Constans AE Nummus. AD 337-361. Following Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN, two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath; palm in centre field; TRP in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 206. 2.09gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Valentinian II AE 21mm. AD 383-388. Antioch mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS E-XERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding standard and globe, foot on captive to right; ANTΔ in exergue. RIC IX 63a var. (officina not listed). 5.38gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare with this officina.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308-309. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
3rd officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopia; crescent in left field, Γ in right field; ANT in exergue. RIC VI 106a. 5.79gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
