LOT 3687
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Contemporary imitation.
IMP TETRICVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 136. Very Fine.(2.39gr, 19mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Vandals, Uncertain AE Nummus. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bust to right / Monogram(?) within wreath. Cf. BMC Vandals pl. 4. 0.56gr, 9mm.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Domitian AR Denarius. AD 90-91. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X, laureate head to right / IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing to right, on rostral column (or prow), holding spear and shield, owl at her feet. RIC II.2 720; BMCRE 179; RSC 266. 3.40gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. Struck circa early or mid AD 268. Mediolanum mint. In the name of Postumus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES EQVIT, Fides seated to left, holding patera and standard; P in exergue. RIC V 378 var. (no officina; Postumus); CGE 498 (Postumus); AGK 18c (Postumus); RSC 60 (Postumus). 3.87gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included.
