LOT 3303
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Uncertain mint. [...]CVS P F AVG, radiate bust to right / Incuse of obverse. Very Fine. Brockage of obverse.(1.86gr, 18mm.).
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.
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Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 244-246. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, prince standing to left, holding globe and spear; captive at foot. RIC IV 219; RSC 57. 4.09gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 282. 4th officina. IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; D in left field. RIC V.2 119; probuscoins.fr 179. 4.87gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Collector's note '1' on reverse.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, wreath enclosing VOT • XX in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 159. 3.53gr, 19mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
From a private, UK, collection.
