LOT 3226
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Mars standing to left, holding spear and shield. RIC V.2 148. Good Very Fine.(4.41gr, 23mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePurchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009;
From an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 314-315. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe(?) with left; F-T across fields, PLG in exergue. Cf. RIC VII 15. 2.88gr, 22mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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). 3.91gr, 24mm, 12h
Mint State. Flan crack at 4h. Original silvering fully intact. Attractively toned, struck in high relief.
Acquired from Mike Vosper, 20 May 2015; collector's ticket included. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 272. IMP TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / L[AETIT]IA AVG N, Laetitia standing facing, head to left, holding wreath with her right hand and anchor with left. RIC V.2 90. 3.00gr, 19mm, 7h
Good Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
