LOT 3490
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Radiate bust to right / Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. Very Fine.(0.82gr, 13mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis. Struck circa AD 351-353. Following possibly Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
[...]IVS P F AVG, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A to left / VICT DD [...], two Victories facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT V MVLT X in four lines; mintmark in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 151; SCBC 750. 3.39gr, 16mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Julia Soaemias AR Denarius. AD 218-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, draped bust to right / VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus seated to left, holding apple and sceptre; child at feet. RIC IV 243 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 56 (Elagabalus); RSC 14. 2.63gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 130-133. Rome mint. 'Travel series' issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head to right / AFRICA, Africa, wearing elephant headdress, reclining to left, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket of corn to left. RIC II.3 1494; BMCRE 816; RSC 138. 2.97gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
