LOT 3455
Valens BI 19mm. AD 364-378.
Siscia mint; struck AD 364-367. 2nd officina. D N VALEN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor standing to right, holding banner with Chi-Ro and dragging captive; BSISC in exergue. RIC IX 5b. Extremely Fine.(2.81gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 333-334.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint. 2nd officina. CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted and mantled bust of Constantinopolis to left, holding sceptre / Victory standing to left, foot on prow, holding sceptre and resting hand on shield set on ground; palm frond in left field, TRS in exergue. RIC VII 563. 2.55gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Tripolis mint. Struck AD 274. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT OR-BIS, female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to emperor standing to left and holding sceptre; star in field, •KA in exergue. RIC V.1 389 var.; MER-RIC (temporary) 3228. 3.77gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Some delamination to reverse.
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Gordian II AR Denarius. AD 238.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,980
Rome mint; struck AD 238. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, leaning on short column and holding wand with right hand and cornucopia with left; globe at her feet. RIC IV 1; RSC. 5; BMCRE 19-20 var. (rev. legend break). 2.50gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Wonderful old cabinet tone.
Ex Tinchant Brussels. Ex UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 78, 9 September 2008, lot 1825 (hammer: 5,100 CHF).
Gordian II was Roman emperor with his father Gordian I in AD 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. Seeking to overthrow Maximinus Thrax, he died in battle outside Carthage. Since he died before his father, Gordian II had the shortest reign of any Roman emperor, at about 22 days.
