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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LOT 3563
Valerian I BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Victorinus, Romano-Gallic BI Antoninianus. AD 269-270. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; V in left field, star in right field. RIC V.2 118 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.01gr, 21mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 1201. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 314. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol, nude but for chlamys, standing facing, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding globe in his left; R F across fields, R(star)P in exergue. RIC VII 22. 2.85gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Beautiful green patina. Rare with this bust.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 333-336. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA EX]ERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMHA(star) in exergue. RIC VII 138 (r4). 2.38gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
