LOT 2856
Titus, as Caesar AE As. AD 69-79.
Lugdunum mint; struck circa AD 77-78. T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, laureate head to right / Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising her skirt. RIC II.1 786 (Vespasian). Near Very Fine.(7.56gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Antioch mint; struck AD 267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P XV P P, Neptune standing facing, head to left, right foot on prow, holding trident with left hand; VIIC• in exergue. RIC V.1 603 (sole reign); MIR 1638a; RSC 849. 3.07gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 5th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ЄSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.23gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Antioch mint; struck AD 267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing facing, head to left, extending right arm and holding globe with left; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 611 (sole reign) var. (bust type); MIR 1663i; RSC 989. 3.91gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
