LOT 3457
Valentitian II AE Maiorina. AD 375-392.
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 378-383. 2nd officina. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor standing to left, head to right, on galley sailing to left, raising right arm; Victory at helm; wreath to left; SMKB in exergue. RIC IX 14b var. (officina). Very Fine. Very rare.(5.33gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Serdica mint. 6th emission, spring AD 274. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). 5.02gr, 23mm, 7h.
Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796. -
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Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various emperors. 90.36gr total.
Fine to Near Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maximian BI Antoninianus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ticinum mint; struck AD 290. IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERCVLI CONSERVAT, Hercules standing to left, nude, right hand on club, left holding lion skin and bow; TXXIT in exergue. RIC V 548. 3.65gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
