LOT 3491
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Radiate bust to right / Pontifical implements. Very Fine.(4.55gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Augustus AR Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head to right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing to left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP • X across fields, ACT in exergue. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; BMCRR Gaul 175-6; RSC 144; BN 1396-401. 3.56gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Light old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
Apollo Actius is honoured by Augustus in this reverse type for his victory at the Battle of Actium, where an ancient temple dedicated to Apollo overlooked the sea. Augustus also had the temple enlarged and renovated as an expression of his gratitude, and he similarly dedicated the Actian Games in further celebration. -
Maximian BI Nummus. Struck AD 298-303. Thessalonica mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; •TSB• in exergue. RIC VI 21b. 9.69gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-249. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking to left, guided by mahout. RIC IV 58; RSC 17. 3.96gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
