LOT 2981
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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Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck after AD 161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare-headed bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); BMCRE 60-64 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164a. 3.21gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Group of Nineteen [19] Greek an Roman Imperial AR Coins. 2nd century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising: mixed group of silver Denarius and Antoninianus etc, of various emperors and reverse types, plus a folded Tetradrachm. 56gr total, 16-33 mm.
Fair to Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus AE Antoninianus. AD 259. Samosata mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Valerian, holding spear and globe, and Gallienus, holding spear and Victory, standing facing one another. RIC 457. 3.09gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
