LOT 2913
Valerian I AR Antoninianus. AD 253-260.
Rome mint; struck AD 254-256. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELIC-ITAS AVGG, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae. RIC IV 87; MIR 73c; RSC 53. Good Very Fine.(2.64gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint; struck AD 184-185. M COMMODVS ANTON [AVG PIVS BRIT], laureate head to right / [P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P?], Victory seated to right on shields, holding palm branch and inscribing shield set on lap; [S C] across lower fields, [VICT BRIT] in exergue. Cf. RIC III 452; cf. Cohen 946; cf. BMCRE 560. 18.51gr, 28mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10
Mediolanum mint; struck circa AD 269-270. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F [AVG], radiate, draped, [and cuirassed?] bust to right, seen from behind / FIDES [MIL]IT, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand; S in exergue. Cf. RIC V 149; cf. Cohen 89; cf. MER-RIC 57. 2.92gr, 20mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath containing VOT • V in three lines; ASIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 163. 2.75gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a private, UK, collection.
