LOT 3235
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Hybrid Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. C PIV ESV T[ETRICV]S CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / VIRTVS [AVGG], Virtus standing to left, holding shield which rests on ground and spear. RIC V.2 280 corr.; RIC V.4 804. Near Extremely Fine.(2.03gr, 17mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3235
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Hybrid Antoninianus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Aelius, Caesar AE As. AD 136-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Rome mint; struck AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head to right / TR POT COS II, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising skirt with left; S C across fields. RIC II.3 2695; Cohen 56; Banti 33-4; BMCRE 1914-16 (Hadrian). 12.32gr, 29mm, 5h
Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Dark green patina.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Galerius, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 293-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 294. 2nd officina. MAXIMIANVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath with her right hand and anchor with left; B below. RIC VI -; Bastien 635; Cohen 130. 3.62gr, 22mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Traces of silvering on both sides and overstruck(?) on reverse. Extremely Rare Variant; only one other example on CoinArchives (cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 41, 1125).
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
A well struck example of an extremely rare variant. -
Maximian BI Nummus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Siscia mint; struck AD 295. 1st officina. IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head to left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; A in right field, (star)SIS in exergue. RIC VI 85b. 9.65gr, 28mm, 11h
Extremely Fine. Full silvering.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
