LOT 3692
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 272-273. Treveri mint.
C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PIETAS AVGVSTOR, pontifical implements: sprinkler, simpulum, jug, knife, lituus. RIC V.2 258; RIC V.4 772-3 (knife not mentioned). Very Fine.(2.17gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard and sceptre; H in right field. RIC V.1 192a var. (N in field); MIR 601a. 2.66gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 264-265. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding shield and spear; palm in exergue. RIC V 651; MIR 36, 1634d; RSC 632. 3.41gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.33. -
Constans BI Centenionalis. Circa AD 340-350. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor standing facing, head to left, on prow of galley sailed to left by Victory seated to left at stern, holding Victory on globe and labarum with Christogram; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 219 (Treveri). 5.69gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
