LOT 3563
Valerian I BI Antoninianus. AD 255-256. Samosata mint.
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, emperors, both holding sceptre and patera, facing each other, sacrificing at altar; star above. RIC V.1 285 var. (bust; Antioch); MIR 1699q; RSC 152 var. (same). Near Extremely Fine.(3.27gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 1155.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Julian II, as Caesar, AR Siliqua. AD 355-361. Antioch mint. Reduced weight.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
D N IVLIANVS NOB CAES, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Star within wreath; ANT below. RIC VIII 187. 1.86gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Edge ragged and flan cracked. Scarce.
Found Essex, UK. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 228-231. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing to left, with foot on prow, holding wheat ears and cornucopia. RIC IV 187; BMCRE 496; RSC 27. 3.28gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318-319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines over altar containing star; STR in exergue. RIC VII 209. 2.95gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
