LOT 3035
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Serdica mint; struck AD 276. 3rd officina. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDEN D-EOR, Fides standing to right, with two standards, facing Sol standing to left, with globe and hand raised; KA•Γ• in exergue. RIC V online 3941. Very Fine.(3.94gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 9th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / NEPTVNO CONS AVG, hippocamp to right; N below. RIC V.1 245 (sole reign); MIR 743b; RSC 667. 3.02 gr, 22 mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. [IM]P C M [...]OSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing facing, head to right, holding globe with right hand and spear with left. RIC V.2 106 var. (Postumus' head to left on reverse); RIC V.4 97 var. (same); Bastien 67 var. (same). 12.49gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Dark olive green patina. Apparently unpublished variant.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain British(?) mint. Contemporary local imitation. [...] PIVS [...], radiate and draped bust to right / Stylised figure standing facing, holding spear with right hand and branch with left. 1.77gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Light green patina; edge chipped. Very interesting reverse type.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
