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LOT 3221
Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Ticinum mint; struck AD 275. 5th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding two standards; VXXT in exergue. RIC V.1 8; MER-RIC-. Near Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining. Very Rare; only five examples on CoinArchives.(3.64gr, 22mm, 12h).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck July AD 138. IMP CAES AEL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head to right / PONT MAX TR POT COS, Diana standing to right, holding arrow and bow. RIC II.3 1b; BMCRE 3 note; RSC 665a. 3.20gr, 18mm, 6h
Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.
From an early 20th century collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Macrinus AE As. AD 217-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Rome mint; struck AD 217. IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; seen from rear / VOTA PVBL P M TR P, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand and flanked by two more standards; S C across lower fields. RIC IV.2 129; BMCRE 98. 9.99gr, 27mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Dark green patina. Very Rare.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; Acquired from David Miller, January 2016. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 265-268. 6th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left; ς in right field. RIC V.1, 193 var. (placement of officina); MIR 586a. 3.03gr, 22mm, 1h
Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
