LOT 3421
Time of Maximinus II AE 15mm. AD 310-313.
Antioch mint; struck circa AD 312. 7th officina. 'Persecution Issue'. GENIO AN-TIOCHENI, Tyche seated facing, river-god Orontes swimming below / APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing to left, holding patera and lyre; Z in right field, SMA in exergue. McAlee 170; Vagi 2954; Failmezger 229. Near Very Fine.(1.62gr, 15mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Local imitation. IMP TETRICVS P F A[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, female figure standing facing, head to left, holding palm branch with right and cornucopia with left hand. For prototype, cf. RIC V.1 80 (Hilaritas). 2.14gr, 16mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 364-375.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Antioch mint; struck AD 364-367. 3rd officina. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE, emperor in military attire standing facing, head to right, holding Victory on globe and labarum inscribed with Christogram; ANTΓ in exergue. RIC IX 2a, ii. 4.40gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
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Group of Twenty Four [24] Ancient AE Coins. 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Various types. 138gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
