LOT 3227
Valerian II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 256-258.
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 256. VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / IOVI CRESCENTI, infant Jupiter riding goat to right. RIC V.1 3 (Lugdunum); MIR 907e. Very Fine.(2.99gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG, galley to left. RIC V.2 73 (Lugdunum); RIC V.4 57; RSC 167a (Lugdunum). 3.83gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included. -
Maximian BI Antoninianus. AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 290-291. 1st officina. IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre surmounted by Victory / IOVI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle at foot; A in exergue. RIC V.2 384. 4.10gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Contemporary imitation(?). IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding branch and sceptre. Cf. RIC V.2 100. 2.64gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
