LOT 3332
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 275. IMP C CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing to left, holding shield and spear. RIC V.1 69; MER-RIC 3267 (temporary). Mint State. Flan crack at 4h. Original silvering fully intact. Attractively toned, struck in high relief.(3.91gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired from Mike Vosper, 20 May 2015; collector's ticket included.
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Group of Six [6] Roman Imperial BI Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various emperors. 16.73gr total.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor AE Antoninianus. AD 293-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor; S A across fields, ML in exergue. RIC V.2 22. 2.98gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Essex, UK. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter advancing to left, head to right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. RIC IV 238; BMCRE 824; RSC 83. 3.03gr, 20mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
