LOT 3028
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Uncertain British(?) mint. Contemporary local imitation. [...] PIVS [...], radiate and draped bust to right / Stylised figure standing facing, holding spear with right hand and branch with left. Very Fine. Light green patina; edge chipped. Very interesting reverse type.(1.77gr, 17mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFound in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 258-259. GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to left, holding shield and spear / VICT GERMANICA, Victory standing to right on globe between two seated captives, holding wreath. RIC V.1 49 (Lugdunum, joint reign); MIR 874m; RSC 1065. 3.30gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 4th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ΔSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.16gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From a private collection, UK. -
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 266. SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; crescent in left field, VIIC• in exergue. RIC V.1 87 (Asia, sole reign); MIR 1648d; RSC 4 corr. (rev. legend). 3.71gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
