LOT 3462
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Rome mint.
SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing to left, holding cornucopiae; child at foot, Δ in right field. RIC V.1 5 (Gallienus); Cohen 39. Very Fine.(3.12gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with six rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, •SMKΓ• below. RIC VII 46. 3.33gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Augustus AR Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head to right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing to left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP • X across fields, ACT in exergue. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; BMCRR Gaul 175-6; RSC 144; BN 1396-401. 3.56gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Light old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
Apollo Actius is honoured by Augustus in this reverse type for his victory at the Battle of Actium, where an ancient temple dedicated to Apollo overlooked the sea. Augustus also had the temple enlarged and renovated as an expression of his gratitude, and he similarly dedicated the Actian Games in further celebration. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. Circa AD 296-298. Aquileia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; AQP in exergue. RIC VI 23a. 9.71gr, 28mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Almost complete original silvering.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
