LOT 3322
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor, BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
[...]S P F AVG; incuse of reverse / HILARITAS AVGG, Hilaritas standing to left, holding long branch with right hand and cornucopia with left. Cf. RIC V.2 80; cf. RIC V.4 801. Extremely Fine. Brockage of reverse.(2.36gr, 19mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Brockage errors are caused when an already minted coin sticks to the coin die and impresses onto another blank that hasn't been struck yet, pressing a mirror image of the other coin into the blank. Until the late 3rd century AD brockages showing the reverse are much less common since mint workers would be more likely to see the stuck coin in the anvil die.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 3rd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELIC TEMPO, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and sceptre; T in exergue. RIC V.1 145 var. (bust type); MER-RIC 35 (temporary). 3.01gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
London mint; struck AD 322-324. 1st officina. CRISPVS NOBIL C, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / BEAT TRANQLITAS, banded globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, F B across field; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 247; C&T 9.06.019; RML 1088. 3.62gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Rome mint; struck AD 112-114. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head to right, aegis at point of bust / FELICITAS AVGVST, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; S C across fields. RIC II 624; Cohen 142. 24.44gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Charming olive green patina.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
