LOT 3033
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Rome mint; struck AD 275. 3rd officina. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; XXIΓ in exergue. RIC V.1 82c; MER-RIC 3489 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine.(4.17gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 5th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ЄSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.23gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK. -
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Group of Three [3] AR and One [1] Fourrée Antoniniani. AD 238-247.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Three antoniniani of Gordian III (AD 238-244) and one of Philip II, as Caesar (AD 244-247). Collector's tickets included. 17.96gr total, 21-25mm.
Good Very Fine to Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman, by family descent. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 272-273.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Local imitation. [...]SV TETRICVS CAE[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 272. 3.29gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
