LOT 3574
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 263. Antioch mint.
SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing facing, head to left, holding patera and sceptre with peacock at feet; star in left field. RIC V.1 92 (Sole Reign); MIR-1619f; RSC-67b. Near Extremely Fine.(3.35gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
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LOT 3574
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Theodosius I AE 21mm. AD 379-395. Contemporary imitation, possibly by Cherson mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N TAEODO-SIVS(sic) [...]P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-[...],Theodosius, wearing military attire, standing to left on galley, head to right, raising hand; Victory at helm holding rudder; wreath in left field; CO[...] in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC IX 52c.3. 4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The issue is, on account of the mintmark, occasionally described as having been struck at Constantinople for use at Cherson. However, the crude fabric and unconventional style as well as major inconsistencies in the epigraphy point to local production at the important port city of Cherson. -
Hadrian AV Aureus AD 121-123. Rome mint.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £3,000
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS III, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and spear; shield at side, bow and quiver with arrows behind. RIC II.3 538; BMCRE 133; Calicó 1334. 49.56 grams total, 86 mm including case.
NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface 4/5; an outstanding example, certification number 6944543-001.
From the Isar Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 961. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Fifty (50) AE Roman Coins. Circa 2nd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues, denominations and reverse types. 103gr total.
As shown.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
