LOT 3612
Uncertain Emperor BI Antoninianus. 3rd century AD. Uncertain mint.
Incuse of reverse / SALVS AVG, Salus standing to left, feeding serpent rising from altar out of patera and holding sceptre(?). Cf. MER-RIC 184 (temporary) for rev. type. Very Fine.(2.32gr, 18mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Maximian BI Nummus. AD 295-296. Ticinum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head and chlamys over shoulder, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; PT in exergue. RIC VI 29b. 11.14gr, 27mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Group of One Hundred [100] Late Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Various emperors. 242gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Galerius BI Nummus. Struck AD 309. Antioch mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing to left, holding patera, from which liquid pours, and cornucopia; O above S in right field, ANT• in exergue. RIC VI 112a. 6.60gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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